discourage

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. / (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Japanese Meaning

勇気を失わせる / 気を落とさせる / 元気を損なう / 自信を失わせる / 思いとどまらせる

What is this buttons?

The coach refused to discourage the young athlete after his first failure, offering support instead.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

コーチは最初の失敗の後、若い選手の勇気をくじくことを拒み、代わりに励ましました。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.

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discourages

（ present singular third-person ）

discouraging

（ participle present ）

discouraged

（ participle past ）

discouraged

（ past ）

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