Discourage and Harm

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Harm verb - To cause bodily damage to.

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Discourage and harm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Harm".

Nearby Words: harmful, harmed, harmless, harmfully, harming

girl	discourage girl	harm girl
people	discourage people	harm people
men	discourage men	harm men
someone	discourage someone	harm someone
Other words: anyone, player, humans, women, kids, players, opponents, enemies, students, animals, heroes.

If It Tastes Bad, It Must Be Good for You: Inverted as "if it's good for you, it must taste bad" - the woman who makes Nikita's Healing Potions deliberately makes them as awful as possible to discourage Nikita from putting herself in harm's way.

Source: Literature / The Girl From The Miracles District

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