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disencourage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-en-cour-age
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discourage.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From dis- + encourage.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

disencourages (present, singular) disencouraging (participle, present) disencouraged (participle, past) disencouraged (past)

Questions

What does disencourage mean?
To discourage.
Where does disencourage come from?
From dis- + encourage.

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