Discourage and Idle

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

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Discourage and idle are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Idle".

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

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