Discourage effort

Synonyms for "discourage effort" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Verb(3 words)
dampen motivationdauntdemotivation

Strong matches (3)

Related words (6)

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More general

11 entries
affectaffect behavioraffect motivationemotionfeelinginfluence motivationinfluence persistencemeasuremental statepolicypractice

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11 entries
administrative obstacledecrease initiativedecrease willingnessdissuasion tacticlimit experimentationloss of confidencelow moralelower motivationpessimismreduce effortsuppress enthusiasm

Collocations

12 entries
dampen motivationdiscouragement of effortgreat discouragementkill motivationlower motivationmoral discouragementprolonged discouragementreduce effortsheer discouragementsubstantial discouragementsuppress initiativeundermine effort

Inflections

5 entries
discourageddiscouraged effortdiscouragementsdiscourages effortdiscouraging effort

Derivations

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