Word Meaning

Meaning of discourages

- To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
- To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
- Lack of courage; cowardliness.

Crossword clue for discourages

- Dampen
- Dishearten
- Dishearten with record showing how old we are
- Dampens
- Deters
- Disheartens
- Dispirits
- Dissuades you from getting involved in disco rages
- Puts a damper on