Definitions For Discourage
verb
- Advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
- Try to prevent; show opposition to
- Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- To make (someone) less determined, hopeful, or confident
- To make (something) less likely to happen
- To try to make people not want to do (something)
Is Discourages a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
18
The word Discourage is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Discourage in a Sentence
- Try not to let losing discourage you.
- The area's dry climate discourages agriculture.
- He claims the new regulations will discourage investment.