How do you pronounce discourage?

The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/.

discourage

/dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: dis-cour-age
IPA: /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/

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Meaning

verb

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Transitive verb

verb

To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Transitive verb

noun

Lack of courage

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time."
"Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged."
"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can."

Etymology

From Middle French descourager (modern French décourager), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage. By surface analysis, dis- + courage.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: descourager, descouragier

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈkɝɪd͡ʒ/
British English: /dɪsˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

discourages (present, singular) discouraging (participle, present) discouraged (participle, past) discouraged (past)

Derived Forms

discourageable discouragement discourager overdiscourage

Synonyms

dash daunt deter dissuade cowardliness warn admonish monish

Antonyms

encourage

Rhymes With

encourage burrage