Discourage is valid Scrabble Word

Is discourage a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is discourage valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

10 letters word
14 points in Scrabble
17 points in WWF

Definitions for DISCOURAGE in dictionary:

VERB:

to dishearten; to depress the spirits of
cause (someone) to lose confidence or enthusiasm
prevent or try to prevent (something) by showing disapproval or creating difficulties
persuade (someone) against an action
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.
try to prevent; show opposition to
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
admonish or counsel in terms of someone\'s behavior

NOUN:

Lack of courage; cowardliness.

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to deprive of courage or confidenc; dishearten

Words related to DISCOURAGE

discouraged16 discouragement20 discouragements21 discourager15 discouragers16 discourages15 discouraging17 discouragingly22 unheart10

Words that contain DISCOURAGE

discouraged16 discourager15 discourages15 discouragers16 undiscouraged18 discourageable20 discouragement20 discouragements21

How to use DISCOURAGE in a sentence

Gideon when I met him, not in the least on personal grounds, but because I definitely wished to discourage his intimacy with my family.
He would try to make him dutiful and orthodox, and to discourage all his fantastic theories.
She told me that she was not the least afraid of his influence, and should not discourage his visits.
We have nothing in our past history to discourage us, and much in our present condition and prospects to stimulate us.
This effect of dreary waste might well discourage exploration.
This was enough to discourage anybody with less go in him than Conductor Fuller.
Every thing in my affairs tends to this, and my inclinations and health do not discourage it.
Here the powers that be do their utmost to discourage the tramp and vagabond, and he is, in all truth, a mightily discouraged creature.
I tried to curb my own emotions and to discourage hers.
But I should only discourage you from all farther attempts in art, if I asked you to imitate any of these accomplished drawings of the gem-artificers.

In allowing her heroine to suffer the penalty of this action Miss HINE would appear, as far as plot is concerned, to discourage such adventures.
If there is no music in your voice do not allow this to discourage you.
No doubt the prompt execution of Bennett did much to discourage duelling in the State.
It was enforced harshly and in such a manner as to discourage land improvement.
She did not discourage in her neighbours the idea that she knew more than people ought to know, and had more power than others had.
This evil, moreover, tends greatly to discourage the patriotic impulses of those who would contribute to support the families of faithful soldiers.
Resistance will furnish their enemies with the strongest weapons against them, and discourage their friends.
Dwight, one of the Committee, asked, if so many whites being there, did not tend to discourage the Indians from being interested in the meeting? Mr.
The sight of their burning vessels will do something to discourage the English.
We know in America how to discourage, choke, and murder ability when it so far forgets itself as to choose a dark skin.
But you shall not discourage me from protecting you, though you deny me the rose which was to have been my emblem.
It was her fixed policy, as is well known, to keep her skilled artisans at home, and to discourage as far as possible all manufactures in the Colonies.
Purposely I did not tell you because I feared your greater caution and instinctive respectability might discourage me.

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