discourage

dis|cour|age [dısˈkʌrıdʒ US -ˈkə:r-] v [T]

1.) to persuade someone not to do something, especially by making it seem difficult or bad

≠ ↑encourage

▪ attempts to discourage illegal immigration

discourage sb from doing sth

▪ My father is a lawyer, and he discouraged me from entering the field.

2.) to make someone less confident or less willing to do something

= ↑demoralize

≠ ↑encourage

▪ You should not let one failure discourage you.

3.) to make something less likely to happen

≠ ↑encourage

▪ Aspirin may discourage tumour growth in some types of cancer.

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HINT sense 1

Do not say 'discourage someone to do something'. Say discourage someone from doing something.

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