Sentence examples for Discourage from inspiring English sources

The word "Discourage" is correct in written English
It is used when referring to the act of dissuading someone from doing something or causing someone to lose confidence. Example: "The teacher tried to discourage her students from procrastinating on their assignments."

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Discourage

verb

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

  • Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.

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Tony Bunyan, director of Statewatch, which documents European justice and home affairs policies, added: "The government's justification for not participating in Triton is cynical and an abdication of responsibility by saying that not helping to rescue people fleeing from war, persecution and poverty who are likely to perish is an acceptable way to discourage immigration".

So should we discourage naps in preschool children – even if they really seem to need one?

The first step we need to take is to limit their screen time, and to discourage totally the practice of multi-screening.

He did not discourage later western descriptions of him as Khrushchev's adviser or speechwriter, although these exaggerated his role at that time.

Hu said the findings could provide a new way for people to actively discourage their own prejudices.

• Close offshore tax havens to stabilise the financial sector, discourage tax avoidance and help provide funds for sustainable investment.

Malik, who is going back to teaching part-time while building her comedy career, said she would not discourage people from participating in future seasons of Big Brother.

"If you called them nicotine sticks instead, it would make them less attractive and would hopefully discourage young people from using them and make them less swayed by all the advertising and marketing".

While Australia has never been tempted to adopt the mooted British proposal of actively talking down the nation in order to discourage immigration from Romania and Bulgaria – Australian rhetoric about being the greatest nation on earth would disallow such posturing – both parties have hardline stances on immigration.

Will it discourage people from saving for retirement?

Not all Orthodox sects discourage women from driving.

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