Examples of 'discourage' in a sentence
Meaning of "discourage"
To discourage means to prevent or try to prevent something from happening by making it seem less attractive or less likely, to persuade or advise someone not to do something
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- To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- Lack of courage
How to use "discourage" in a sentence
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Excessive regulations discourage me from growing my business.
We discourage our students from drinking soda.
Your persistence will discourage your attacker.
They discourage complacency and a relaxed pace.
It is important not to discourage this promising trend.
I discourage dating among members in the group.
We are trying to discourage the use of that word.
Discourage others from using them as well.
This is also to discourage the criminals of tomorrow.
Discourage negative comments about foods being served.
Cultural norms that discourage substance abuse.
To discourage anyone else from putting in an offer.
That will help to discourage any dissension.
Never discourage a child who is interested in music.
I must emphatically discourage any such notion.
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We discourage our employees from drug use.
In this way we can discourage repetition in future.
To discourage him from listening to the truth.
It is also necessary to discourage any distortion of competition.
I discourage younger females from using vibrators.
We have got to discourage this kind of thing.
I should have at least tried to discourage you.
We should discourage her from that habit.
They keep prices high to discourage eating.
This may discourage companies from innovating.
But this is just a clumsy attempt to discourage me.
They want to discourage secret eating schemes.
Several enlightenment programmes are on to discourage child marriages.
Measures to discourage tampering of exhaust aftertreatment systems.
We should find a way to discourage their mating.
Nobody discourage you from saying frankly.
Political instability appeared to discourage such aid.
We are determined to discourage a new generation of drug users.
Tax regulations should not discourage the.
I strongly discourage you from contacting her.
That was the end of his attempts to discourage me.
You can not discourage late bloomers.
I suggest that you do something to discourage her.
That should help to discourage female circumcision.
We should not let indifference or apathy discourage us.
Refusing to pay will discourage other kidnappers.
I am not going to let disappointments and setbacks discourage me.
I am the last person to discourage outside interests.
Might discourage the seeker from returning.
I only told you that to discourage you.
This can discourage any thought of a restart.
You would come with me to discourage trouble.
He would discourage the most common confession.
But do not let this discourage you.
Trying to discourage me with some cornball mixtape.
