Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Silly and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Silly" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Silly
Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.
Discourage and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Silly".
Nearby Word: silliness
Both words in one sentence
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Outgrown Such Silly Superstitions: The Sartan and Patryns have outgrown the "silly superstition" of gods, and the Sartan at least discourage any mensch under their influence from believing in such beings either.
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