DISCOURAGE
discourage
Verb
- To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
- To persuade somebody not to do something.
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