Definition of discourage | Collins English Dictionary

discourage (dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ)

disˈcouragement noun disˈcourager noun disˈcouragingly adverb

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British English: discourage If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about doing something.It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ VERB It may be difficult to do at first. Don't let this discourage you.
Spanish: desalentar v
French: décourager vt
German: entmutigen v
Chinese: 劝阻 v
Arabic: يُثَبِّطُ v
Portuguese: desencorajar v
Russian: обескураживать v
Croatian: obeshrabriti v
Czech: odradit v odrazovat
Danish: tage modet fra v
Dutch: ontmoedigen v
Finnish: lannistaa v
Greek: αποθαρρύνω v
Italian: scoraggiare v
Japanese: ･･･の勇気をくじく v
Korean: 용기를 잃게 하다 v
Norwegian: gjøre motløs v
Polish: zniechęcić v zniechęcać
Brazilian Portuguese: desencorajar v
European Spanish: desalentar v
Swedish: avråda v
Thai: ทำให้หมดกำลังใจ v
Turkish: cesaretini kırmak v
Vietnamese: làm nản lòng v

They have done everything possible to discourage their students ' slavish attachments to them.
Zindell, David, The Broken God (1993)
Both will come with draconian anti-copying measures that may discourage potential purchasers.
New Scientist (1999)
He scoffed at Mr. Martin's assertion that forcing him to sell would discourage business people from entering politics.
Globe and Mail (2003)
The company say this move is intended to discourage frivolous job applications.
Sun, News of the World (2001)
Exeter remained in the middle of the Sound, while Invincible and Brilliant went to the south to discourage Arg reinforcements.
Admiral Sandy Woodward, With Patrick Robinson, ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003)