discourage
verb
, -ˈskə-rij\
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, -ˈskə-ri- \
adjective
, -ˈkə-ri- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for discourage
Synonyms
chill, daunt, demoralize, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve
Antonyms
embolden, encourage, hearten, nerve, steel
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Airbnb sued Boston in federal court in November, a few months after the city enacted an ordinance aimed at discouraging hosts from transforming homes and apartments into de facto hotels. — Wired, "Airbnb Starts to Play Nice With Cities," 31 Aug. 2019 Although activists weren’t happy with all the decisions the Legislature made this year to implement the law, the strong winning margin discouraged any attempt to dismantle it. — oregonlive, "How Travis Maurer went from Missouri pot bust to masterminding Oregon’s marijuana initiative," 29 Aug. 2019 Critics argue this provision nestled in House Bill 2756 creates a financial cudgel with which the state can hit cities that raise the minimum wage and discourage other communities from doing the same. — Andrew Oxford, azcentral, "New law would make Arizona cities pay for raising the minimum wage," 19 Aug. 2019 Another key way women are discouraged from joining politics is the constant policing of their morality. — Ciku Kimeria, Quartz Africa, "Kenyan politics is a boys’ game, but women are fighting hard for their rightful seat at the table," 12 Aug. 2019 The killings also served to reduce the population of Hutu males and discouraged refugees from returning to claim their lands. — Maggie Calt, Harper's magazine, "Brutal from the Beginning," 22 July 2019 Sandweg said in an interview Friday that the announcements were for political gain and could endanger law enforcement agents, cause felons to hide and discourage immigrants from reporting criminals. — NBC News, "Former ICE chief says raids announced for political gain, endangering migrants, agents," 13 July 2019 Democrats accuse Trump of tolerating badly overcrowded and putrid holding facilities in a purposeful effort to discourage future immigrants. — Alan Fram, BostonGlobe.com, "Dems, GOP trade blame over migrant conditions at border," 12 July 2019 Local law-enforcement officials have said that supplying this information to the federal government would discourage immigrants from reporting crimes and cooperating with investigations. — Corinne Ramey, WSJ, "Federal Judge in New York Bans U.S. From Punishing States Over Immigration," 30 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'discourage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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