discourage
Example Sentences
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A frenzied debate has gripped campus, with students protesting that the changes would increase stress, fuel competition and discourage academic exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Surely, Jackson wrote, a state can direct doctors to discourage, and not encourage, smoking cigarettes.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
The rejection didn’t discourage her, instead she was inspired by the level of talent and pushed by the networking.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Fans have even launched campaigns to discourage resales and prevent "no-shows".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
This would discourage him, and he would go about the farm doing something else.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
