Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Nudge is an antonym for discourage.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Nudge
Nudge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: the car salesman nudged me into taking a test-drive, even though I had said that I was just looking
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