Discourage and Hurt

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Hurt verb - To feel or cause physical pain.

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Discourage and hurt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Hurt".

Nearby Words: hurtful, hurting

people	discourage people	hurt people
boy	discourage boy	hurt boy
someone	discourage someone	hurt someone
anyone	discourage anyone	hurt anyone
Other words: player, sales, humans, women, kids, players, enemies, animals.

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