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Words and phrases that have a meaning related to discourage:   (152 results)

Antonyms:
encourage

Often used in the same context:
deter, dissuade, prevent, prohibit, encourage, preclude, forbid, hinder, restrict, curtail, avoid, frighten, penalize, impede, stifle, inhibit, undermine, curb, forestall, backfire, thwart, intimidate, frown upon, distract, refrain, spur, entice, criminalize, stymie, squelch, endanger, disallow, insulate, punish, attract, lessen, circumvent, counteract, stop, restrain, incentivize, dampen, exacerbate, irk, detract, hamper, aggravate, legitimize, jeopardize, stem, alienate, harm, involve, eliminate, barred, provoke, justify, tempt, oppose, protect, undercut, frustrate, condone, reduce, tamp down, minimize, diminish, coerce, resist, disqualify, legitimatize, scaring, confuse, desist, goad, lure, deprive, tolerate, incite, quash, banning, obstruct, exclude, depress, induce, warn, constrain, imperil, averse, preempt, instigate, rile, erode, obviate, cripple, bother, perpetuate, eschew, stigmatize, violate, facilitate, engender, redirect, discouraged, plant, wasteful, adolescent, assist, encouraging, helps, initiate, motivated, unrestricted, anorectic, consumptive, coordinated, encouraged, excessive, impaired

More specific:
cast down, deject, demoralize, depress, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, frustrate, get down, intimidate, put off, restrain, spoil, thwart

Appears in the definition of:
browbeat, bully, chill, damp, overcritical, porcupine provision, prohibitive, prohibitory, shark repellent, stock buyback, swagger

More general:
advise, counsel, disapprove, reject

Synonyms:
admonish, deter, warn

Also try:
— Nouns for discourage: litigation, smoking, patient, use, consumption, intake, vice, clients, activities, competition, breast, more...

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