| slovo | definícia |
discourage
(encz) | discourage,odradit v: Zdeněk Brož |
discourage
(encz) | discourage,odrazovat Pavel Machek; Giza |
discourage
(encz) | discourage,zastrašit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Discourage
(gcide) | Discourage \Dis*cour"age\, n.
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
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Discourage
(gcide) | Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
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2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
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discourage
(wn) | discourage
v 1: try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage
this practice among our youth" [syn: deter, discourage]
2: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to
feel discouraged [ant: encourage]
3: admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior; "I warned
him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false
assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" [syn: warn,
discourage, admonish, monish] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
discouraged
(mass) | discouraged
- znechutený |
discouraged
(encz) | discouraged,odrazený adj: Zdeněk Broždiscouraged,znechucený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
discouragement
(encz) | discouragement,nepodporování n: Zdeněk Broždiscouragement,zastrašování n: Zdeněk Brož |
discourages
(encz) | discourages,odrazuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
undiscouraged
(encz) | undiscouraged,neodrazený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Discourage
(gcide) | Discourage \Dis*cour"age\, n.
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
[1913 Webster]Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
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2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
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Discourageable
(gcide) | Discourageable \Dis*cour"age*a*ble\, a.
Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. --Bp.
Hall.
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Discouraged
(gcide) | Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Discouraged; p. pr. & vb. n. Discouraging.] [Pref. dis- +
courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-
(L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See Courage.]
1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress
the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --
the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his
undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like
attempt.
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Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest
they be discouraged. --Col. iii.
21.
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2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to
seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they
discouraged his efforts.
Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;
disfavor.
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Discouragement
(gcide) | Discouragement \Dis*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. descouragement,
F. d['e]couragement.]
1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being
discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence;
dejection.
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2. That which discourages; that which deters, or tends to
deter, from an undertaking, or from the prosecution of
anything; a determent; as, the revolution was commenced
under every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from
vice." --Swift.
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Discourager
(gcide) | Discourager \Dis*cour"a*ger\, n.
One who discourages.
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The promoter of truth and the discourager of error.
--Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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Undiscouraged
(gcide) | Undiscouraged \Undiscouraged\
See discouraged. |
discouraged
(wn) | discouraged
adj 1: made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized
people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the
magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor
tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn:
demoralized, demoralised, discouraged,
disheartened]
2: lacking in resolution; "the accident left others discouraged
about going there" |
discouragement
(wn) | discouragement
n 1: the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles [syn:
discouragement, disheartenment, dismay]
2: the expression of opposition and disapproval [ant:
encouragement]
3: the act of discouraging; "the discouragement of petty theft" |
undiscouraged
(wn) | undiscouraged
adj 1: not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack
of popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert
Sitwell [syn: undeterred, undiscouraged] |
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