Discourage and Weaken

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Usage example: I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again
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Weaken and discourage are semantically related in unnerve topic. In some cases you can use "Weaken" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Weaken

Weaken verb - To diminish the physical strength of.
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Discourage and weaken are semantically related in unnerve topic. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Weaken".
Nearby Words: weak, weakness, weakening

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type discourage type weaken type
player discourage player weaken player
humans discourage humans weaken humans
attacks discourage attacks weaken attacks
Other words: enemies, heroes.

Both words in one sentence

  • This is usually done to discourage the player from hiding and letting the computer players weaken each other and swoop in for easy kills.
    Source: Gang Up on the Human
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