Discourage

//dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ//

"Discourage" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Don't let this discourage you from trying it again.

I have tried to discourage him from going abroad.

She did not let failure discourage her.

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity.

Let's not discourage Tom.

Tom doesn't want to discourage Mary.

They tried to discourage him from going.

Tom tried to discourage Mary from going out with John.

I've done everything possible to discourage people from doing that.

I don't want to discourage you from doing that.

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

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

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

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