Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Terminate and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Terminate
Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Discourage and terminate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Terminate".
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