discourage

caydırmak, vazgeçirmek

Yapmamasını öğütleyerek veya işini zorlaştırarak birinin bir şeyi yapma isteğini azaltmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone less likely to do something by advising against it or making it difficult.

• The signs discourage smoking.
• Her parents discouraged her from leaving school.
• High parking fees discourage people from driving into town.

Nasıl kullanılır: discourage someone from doing something (The cost discouraged us from buying a car.); discourage doing something (The school discourages bringing phones to class.)

Eş anlamlılar: deter, dissuade

Zıt anlamlılar: encourage

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: discourage someone from something, discourage smoking, discourage bad behavior

cesaretini kırmak, hevesini kırmak

Birinin kendine güvenini, umudunu veya çabalamaya devam etme isteğini azaltmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone lose confidence, hope, or the desire to keep trying.

• His harsh words discouraged me.
• Do not let one mistake discourage you.
• Repeated failures had discouraged the whole team.

Nasıl kullanılır: be discouraged by something (She was discouraged by the poor results.)

Eş anlamlılar: dishearten, demoralize

Zıt anlamlılar: encourage, hearten

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: discourage someone, discourage young people