Bug
Bug verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.
Discourage and bug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Bug".
Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Bug and discourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bug" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender had a well known bug: depending on difficulty level, the game would discourage or prohibit the player from flooding the city unless all necessary items had been collected from the city.
Source: Game-Breaking Bug -
He has a girlfriend and business partner he adores (Mine Kuramae, the local seamstress and Meganekko), and his constant flirting with Shigure turns out to just be a mutual gag they use to bug people (and in Ayame's case, perhaps to discourage the family head from having sex with him).
Source: Faux Yay
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