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How to pronounce “discourage”
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Pronunciation guide for discourage
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- Practice the English pronunciation of discourage with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Arunachalam Muruganantham
They will continuously discourage you.
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
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How to pronounce discourage
Arunachalam Muruganantham

They will continuously discourage you.
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A Deep Dive Into “discourage”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
- (transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
- [Noun]
- (rare) Lack of courage
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