Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Discomfit and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discomfit" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Discomfit
Discomfit verb - To prevent from achieving a goal.
Discourage and discomfit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Discomfit".
Nearby Words: discomfiture, discomfiting
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- upset and discourage
- upset and discomfit
- bother and discourage
- bother and discomfit
- check and discourage
- check and discomfit
- disturb and discourage
- disturb and discomfit
- thwart and discourage
- thwart and discomfit
- impede and discourage
- impede and discomfit
- prevent and discourage
- prevent and discomfit
Common collocations
| viewers | discourage viewers | discomfit viewers |
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