transitive verb. To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit.

transitive verb. To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something.

transitive verb. To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections.

noun. Want of courage, cowardice.

To deprive of, or cause to lose, courage; dishearten; depress in spirit; deject; dispirit.

To lessen or repress courage for; obstruct by opposition or difficulty; dissuade or hinder from: as, to discourage emigration; ill success discourages effort; low prices discourage industry.

To lose courage.

noun. Lack of courage; cowardliness.

transitive verb. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage

transitive verb. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from.

verb. To take away or reduce the courage of.

verb. To persuade somebody not to do something.

verb. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

verb. try to prevent; show opposition to

verb. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged