discourage
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
discourager
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a word derived from
discourage.
Example Sentences
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The large city, as we know it, is eminently a discourager of breadth of intelligence.
From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by James Joseph Walsh
"Koku is a good discourager," said Mr. Swift, with a chuckle.
From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
Here, she explained, her part was that of discourager of enthusiasm, but repression was never practised in a more sympathetic and discerning spirit.
From The Collectors by Frank Jewett Mather
“Dig up, you venerable discourager of rising young talent!”
From Martin Eden by Jack London
"Well, she didn't," snorted Uncle Andy, the discourager of sentiment.
From Children of the Wild by Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
