Polyglot Dictionary

desencorajar

/dezẽkoɾaˈʒaɾ/

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)
desencorajo
preterite (eu)
desencorajei
past participle
desencorajado

Meaning

  1. to discourage

    • Desencorajou o filho.

      He discouraged his son.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desalentar

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

desanimar

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

Similar in other languages

German

entmutigen

entmutigen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to discourage."

Spanish

desalentar

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

Practice

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