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discourages

/dɪˈskʌrɪdʒɪz/ /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒɪz/

Meanings
verb
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Examples :

"Criticism without constructive feedback often discourages students from participating in class. "
attitude emotion mind character

Related Words

Illustration confidence

confidence noun

/ˈkɒnfɪdəns/

Self-assurance.

"Her confidence in her ability to speak French helped her to participate more in class discussions. "

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration feedback

feedback noun

/ˈfiːdˌbæk/

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

"After you hand in your essays, I will give both grades and feedback."

Illustration participating

participating verb

/pɑrˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/ /pərˈtɪsɪˌpeɪtɪŋ/

To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).

""My sister is participating in the school play this year." "

Illustration constructive

constructive adjective

/kənˈstɹʌktɪv/

Relating to or causing construction.

"The architect's constructive criticism helped improve the design of the new school building. "

Illustration extinguish

extinguish verb

/ɪkˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

To put out, as in fire; to end burning; to quench

"Please extinguish your cigarette before entering the building. "

Illustration courage

courage noun

/ˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.

"It takes a lot of courage to be successful in business."

Illustration persuade

persuade verb

/pəˈsweɪd/ /pɚˈsweɪd/

To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

"That salesman was able to persuade me into buying this bottle of lotion."

Illustration dishearten

dishearten verb

/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

"The negative comments from the teacher dishearten the student, making her lose her motivation to study. "

Illustration somebody

somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

Illustration criticism

criticism noun

/ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzəm/

The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed

"The politician received a lot of public criticism for his controversial stance on the issue."