Bore and Discourage

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Bore

Bore verb - To make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous.

Usage example: the professor's lifeless and unimaginative teaching style bored the students to death

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Discourage and bore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Bore".

Nearby Words: boring, bored, borer

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Bore and discourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bore" instead a verb "Discourage".

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

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people	bore people	discourage people
war	bore war	discourage war
player	bore player	discourage player
viewers	bore viewers	discourage viewers
Other words: players, readers.

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