Enjoining and Encouragement

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Enjoining noun - The act of ordering that something not be done or used.

Usage example: the enjoining of the use of all tobacco products by the director of the baseball camp

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Encouragement is an antonym for enjoining.

Nearby Word: enjoined

Encouragement noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

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Enjoining is an antonym for encouragement.

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