Polyglot Dictionary

desalentar

/dezaleˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desalento
preterite (eu)
desalentei
past participle
desalentado

Meaning

  1. to discourage

    • A derrota o desalentou.

      Defeat discouraged him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desencorajar

desalentar and desencorajar are close synonyms for "to discourage," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desanimar

desanimar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."

French

décourager

décourager is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."

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