discourage /dis'kʌridʒ/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Chinese translation

• vt. 使气馁, 阻碍

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/dis'kʌridʒ/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 3.57 · Super Super Rare

Word forms

discouraged, discouraging, discourages

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Related words

discouraging · discount · discourse

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