Discourage and Ridicule

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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

Ridicule verb - To make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter.

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Discourage and ridicule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Ridicule".

people	discourage people	ridicule people
idea	discourage idea	ridicule idea
someone	discourage someone	ridicule someone
use	discourage use	ridicule use
Other words: opposition, humans, fans, opponents, attempts.

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