Discourage and Neglect

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Neglect

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

Discourage and neglect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Neglect".

Common collocations

practice discourage practice neglect practice
mischief discourage mischief neglect mischief
anyone discourage anyone neglect anyone
feelings discourage feelings neglect feelings
Other words: women, kids.
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