Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Lower and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Discourage and lower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Lower".
Both words in one sentence
- Lower-Class Lout - One episode involved Bill trying to discourage David's friendship with one, until she finds out how poor the boy's family is and how his mother is struggling as a single parent.
Source: Series / Two Point Four Children -
This is probably to discourage lower level players from killing higher level mobs (because melee spells and attacks still have to get through a mob's dodge and parry rating to hit them while ranged spells do not), but it's still an unfair advantage over you.
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Lower and Discourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/lower
Discourage & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/lower>.
Lower or Discourage. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/lower.
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