transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪskʌrɪdʒ, AM -kɜ:r- ]
( discourages, discouraging, discouraged)
1.
If someone or something discourages you, they cause you to lose your enthusiasm about your actions.
It may be difficult to do at first. Don’t let this discourage you.
= dishearten
≠ encourage
VERB : V n
• dis‧cour‧aged
She was determined not to be too discouraged.
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
• dis‧cour‧ag‧ing
Today’s report is rather more discouraging for the economy.
ADJ : usu v-link ADJ
2.
To discourage an action or to discourage someone from doing it means to make them not want to do it.
...typhoons that discouraged shopping and leisure activities.
...a campaign to discourage children from smoking.
= deter
≠ encourage
VERB : V n / -ing , V n from -ing