English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of discourage

discourage

/verb/ जी छोटा करना; हिम्मत तोड़ना; निस्र्त्साह कर देना; हतोत्साह करना; निरुत्साहित करना;

Synonym threaten; daunt; dishearten; deprecate;

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English Dictionary:

1. Discourage

[n.]

- Lack of courage; cowardliness.

2. Discourage

[v. t.]

- 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.