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discourage

/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒ/ /dɪˈskʌrɪdʒ/
  1. 1 cesaretini kırmak, yıldırmak
  2. 2 vazgeçirmek, caydırmak

Definition (English)

  1. To make someone feel less confident or hopeful about something.
  2. To try to stop someone from doing something, often by giving reasons.

Example Sentences

  1. Don't let one mistake discourage you.
    Tek bir hata seni yıldırmasın.
  2. The bad reviews discouraged him, but he kept writing.
    Kötü eleştiriler cesaretini kırdı ama yazmaya devam etti.
  3. The high costs discouraged her from starting her own business.
    Yüksek maliyetler onu kendi işini kurmaktan vazgeçirdi.
  4. The new signs are meant to discourage people from parking here.
    Yeni tabelalar insanları buraya park etmekten caydırmak için konuldu.

Verb Forms Regular

Base discourage
/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒ/
Past discouraged
/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒd/
Participle discouraged
/dɪˈskɜrɪdʒd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddiscourage → discouraged

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /dʒ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. discouraged /dɪˈskɜrɪdʒd/

Synonyms

deterdisheartendemoralizeput off

Antonyms

Collocations

discourage someone from doing somethingdiscourage effortsdiscourage attempts