English-Italian translations for discourage

• abbacchiare
• scoraggiare
  Tuttavia, non dobbiamo lasciarci scoraggiare. We should not be discouraged by this, however.
  E' inoltre necessario scoraggiare ogni tipo di distorsione della concorrenza. It is also necessary to discourage any distortion of competition.
  Tali ostacoli bastano per scoraggiare le migliori volontà. Such obstacles are enough to discourage the best will in the world.

Definition of discourage

• To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject
• To persuade somebody not to do (something
• Lack of courage

Examples

• Dont be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: youll finish it in good time

Related words

• discouraged
• discouragement
• become/get/be depressed/disheartened/dispirited/discouraged
• policy of discouragement