Discourage and Ignore

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Ignore and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Ignore

Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.
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Discourage and ignore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Ignore".
Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

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people discourage people ignore people
player discourage player ignore player
feelings discourage feelings ignore feelings
humans discourage humans ignore humans
Other words: attacks, enemies, attempts.

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  • Video Game / Cantr II Ironic Hell: Step 1: Cut down many of the interesting players, ignore complaints, stifle discussion, discourage people from gushing about anything cool they've done.
    Source: Video Game / Cantr II
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