Discourage and Nip

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Nip

Nip verb - To make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument.

Discourage and nip are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Nip".

Nearby Words: nipped, nipper, nipping

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

sort discourage sort nip sort
war discourage war nip war
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