Discourage and Expel

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Expel

Expel verb - To drive or force out.

Discourage and expel are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Expel".

Nearby Words: expelled, expelling

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

boy discourage boy expel boy
anyone discourage anyone expel anyone
students discourage students expel students
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