What is another word for discourage?

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throw/pour cold water on something, dash someone's hopes, alarm, cast a shadow over something, let down, persuasion, admonish, cast, monish, dis-allow, dis allow, pre-vent, re-fuses, de-barring, dis allowed, dis courage, re strains, de-bars, dis-allowed, re-fuse, inter dict, re fuses, inter feres, over-rode, freezing out, re fused, re fuse, ex-cept, re straining, out-lawed, re-strain, out lawing, over rides, pre vent, over rode, de-bar, freezes out, re strain, pre-vents, out-lawing, dis-allows, over riding, pre vents, pre vented, over ridden, re strained, de-barred, re-strained, de bar, over-rides, over-ridden, froze out, dis allowing, inter-feres, re-straining, inter-fere, de bars, over-riding, out lawed, re-fusing, dis-courage, over ride, inter-dict, dis courages, inter fere, dis allows, de barring, de barred, dis-courages, re-fused, dis-allowing, re fusing, pre venting, re-strains, pre-venting, ex cept, pre-vented, counter acts, re pulses, slackens pace, re-pulse, re press, counter-acts, reining in, re-pressing, with-holds, re presses, nip bud, Bitting, counter-acting, holds down, with holding, re pressing, counter-act, slowing down, re-pulsing, counter acting, slows down, re-pulsed, with-held, re-pulses, re pressed, re-presses, re duces, re duce, re pulsed, nip the bud, re pulse, with hold, counter-acted, played for time, with held, slackened pace, with holds, re-duces, counter acted, re-duce, re pulsing, re-press, counter act, with-hold, holds in, nip in bud, slackening pace, de-adens, de aden, de-aden, de adens, co-wing, over awe, sub dues, co wed, over-awes, over-awed, over awes, over-awing, over awing, over awed, co wing, over-awe, co-wed, sub-dues, sub due, sub-due, hamper, throttle, hinder, stifle, impede, paralyze, de-motivate, curb, de-lay, laying over, pro-longing, biding time, gaining time, de-lays, pro roguing, de-tain, pro-rogues, pro long, dilly dally, bided time, pro-longed, laid over, post pones, pro rogue, post-pone, de-tains, post pone, pro-longs, de laying, pro rogues, de lays, pro-tracts, post-pones, pro-long, pro longing, gained time, pro longs, lays over, pro-tract, re strict, de tains, holds over, de-laying, pro-rogued, pro-roguing, bode time, intermits, pro tract, de tain, bides time, pro-rogue, re-strict, pro tracts, de lay, gains time, pro rogued, dis order, un glue, under mining, un-settles, dis-arranging, de-moralized, un settle, un manned, dis concerted, un settled, un gluing, dis-concerting, un mans, un-settling, gat to, de moralized, un settles, un-manning, de-moralize, dis organized, took steam out, dis-concerted, un glued, takes steam out, dis-order, dis ordering, de-moralizes, dis concerts, up-sets, un manning, dis-organize, dis orders, un zipping, dis-ordered, dis arrange, sending up, under-mined, psychs out, dis-arranged, under-mining, un-glue, gotten to, dis-organizes, psyching out, dis concert, dis arranging, up-set, blew out, dis concerting, un glues, de moralizes, under mined, blows out, un zip, de moralize, un-settle, dis-arrange, dis organizes, up sets, dis ordered, un zips, de moralizing, de-moralizing, un-glued, un-glues, un-zipping, dis-ordering, un man, taking steam out, un-mans, dis arranges, un-zips, un-zip, dis-concerts, un-zipped, dis arranged, un-manned, dis-arranges, un-man, dis-organized, dis-concert, un-settled, takes apart, un settling, up-setting, dis organizing, up setting, dis-organizing, dis organize, un-gluing, dis-orders, de pressed, dis-tress, reduces tears, reduced tears, beats down, de-grades, bumming out, de-grading, de press, de vitalized, de-based, de vitalize, de vitalizes, reduced to tears, throwing cold water on, reduces to tears, de solates, dis tress, dis tressed, de-pressing, dis-tresses, de grade, throws cold water on, reducing to tears, dis tresses, de-vitalizing, bums out, keeping under, de based, de-presses, de solating, turns one off, de-grade, de-solated, de-vitalized, de vitalizing, de basing, de-graded, de grading, de-base, de solated, de-pressed, beating down, reduce tears, de-press, dis-tressed, de graded, de-basing, casts down, threw cold water on, de grades, de-solating, de solate, de-solate, de presses, de base, de-solates, reducing tears, de-vitalizes, de pressing, turning one off, de-vitalize, turned one off, acts like wet blanket, puts a damper on, fore-stalls, fore stalls, forfended, acting like a wet blanket, disadvising, putting damper on, forfending, dis advising, dis advise, fore stall, dis-advises, dis-advising, disadvised, disadvises, act like wet blanket, fore-stalled, dis advises, dis-advise, dis-advised, fore stalling, forfends, acts like a wet blanket, acted like wet blanket, fore-stall, puts damper on, fore-stalling, fore stalled, acted like a wet blanket, dis advised, talked out of, putting a damper on, talks out of, acting like wet blanket, control, quiet, shake, disfavor, interfere, turn aside, warn, prevent, turn off, hold back, thwart, disillusion, dash, disconcert, disappoint, dis countenances, frowning on, objects to, objected to, counting me out, dis-commending, counts me out, dis-commends, dis countenanced, dis favoring, dis-approves, dis favored, dis favors, objecting to, taking dim view of, takes a dim view of, dis esteems, discommended, discommending, dis-countenancing, held no brief for, dis commended, taking exception to, takes exception to, discommends, dis-favors, dis approve, holding no brief for, dis approving, dis-countenances, dis favor, took exception to, dis-commend, dis-esteemed, dis-favored, dis-approve, dis commend, dis-commended, dis countenance, dis-approved, dis esteeming, dis-countenanced, counted me out, holds no brief for, dis-countenance, frowns on, dis commending, dis-approving, dis approved, taking a dim view of, dis commends, dis-esteems, dis esteemed, dis-esteem, dis countenancing, dis approves, dis-esteeming, takes dim view of, dis-favoring, dis esteem, took dim view of, dis-favor, took a dim view of, dis inclined, dis heartened, throwing pall over, throw pall over, threw pall over, dis-hearten, throws a pall over, in-dispose, dis-incline, in disposing, in-disposes, dis-heartens, in dispose, in disposes, dis-inclines, in-disposed, dis hearten, dis heartening, dis incline, throwing a pall over, dis-heartening, threw a pall over, indisposes, dis inclining, dis-inclining, dis heartens, in disposed, throws pall over, in-disposing, dis-inclined, dis-heartened, dis inclines, bully, bother, appall, chill, cow, afflict, prostrate, weigh, deprecate, repress, irk, distress, awe, trouble, vex, droop, confuse, scare, intimidate, try, abash, dis composing, throwing in to a tizzy, dis mayed, dis-illusion, dis-mayed, mucks up, dis comfit, throws in to tizzy, dis-composes, dis-compose, dis may, dis-composed, dis illusions, throwing into tizzy, mucking up, dis-composing, dis-may, dis-comfit, throws into tizzy, snafuing, dis-illusions, be wildering, dis quiets, throw in to tizzy, dis quieted, be wilders, throw in to a tizzy, dis composes, dis-maying, dis maying, un-hinged, dis-quiet, un hinged, threw into tizzy, be-wildering, threw into a tizzy, dis compose, threw in to tizzy, be-wilder, dis-quieted, un hinge, dis-mays, dis mays, un-hinging, dis composed, dis quiet, throws into a tizzy, un-hinges, throws in to a tizzy, dis illusioned, be-wildered, dis-quieting, dis-illusioned, be wilder, be-wilders, dis illusion, be wildered, un hinging, dis comfits, dis quieting, throwing into a tizzy, dis-quiets, throwing in to tizzy, un-hinge, threw in to a tizzy, un hinges, dis-comfits, de riding, be-littles, disses, de-cried, de-cry, de famed, de ride, puts hooks in, under-values, dis credits, under-value, dis-praise, de crying, putting hooks in, de-faming, under-rating, cried down, de cries, downcried, under estimates, under rating, downcries, de-fames, under-rated, dissed, dis missed, dis-crediting, de fames, dis-credits, under estimate, downcrying, sours grapes, dis crediting, dis credit, under estimated, dis-praises, under rate, under-rate, dumps on, soured grapes, de cry, under values, under value, dis praises, under valued, de fame, dis praising, dis-praised, de-famed, de-crying, under-estimated, de rides, dis praise, under-estimating, under-estimate, de-fame, de-rides, be-little, under rated, dis-missing, dis-missed, under estimating, de-ride, dis-praising, crying down, under rates, de cried, under-valuing, dis-credited, dis credited, de-riding, dis praised, be littles, dumping on, under-valued, dis missing, dis-credit, de-cries, under-rates, de faming, cries down, souring grapes, ban, deflect, restrain, derail, avert, bar, de taches, draws away, de tract, bends the rules, dis engaging, gets around, send a wild goose chase, send on wild-goose chase, sent a wild-goose chase, sent wild-goose chase, dis-engage, sending on a wild-goose chase, bending rules, circumlocuting, bended rules, sending on a wildgoose chase, sends on wild goose chase, attracted attention, leads astray, dis engages, sends on wild-goose chase, sending on wildgoose chase, catching flies, dis tracts, send on wildgoose chase, sends on wildgoose chase, dis tract, send on wild goose chase, send a wild-goose chase, de tach, leads away, sending wild goose chase, sending on a wild goose chase, sent wild goose chase, circumlocutes, bend rules, sends on a wild-goose chase, sends wild-goose chase, sends on a wildgoose chase, dis engage, sending on wild goose chase, drawing away, de-tracts, sent wildgoose chase, bended the rules, bending the rules, dis engaged, sends a wild goose chase, attracts attention, sends on a wild goose chase, led away, attracting attention, sends a wild-goose chase, sent a wild goose chase, sending on wild-goose chase, de-tract, sending a wild goose chase, bends rules, send wild-goose chase, got around, gat around, sent on a wildgoose chase, dis-tract, gotten around, caught flies, sent on wildgoose chase, sends wildgoose chase, send on a wild goose chase, sending wildgoose chase, catches flies, sent on a wild-goose chase, circumlocuted, de-tach, sent on a wild goose chase, de tracts, sent on wild goose chase, send on a wildgoose chase, send wildgoose chase, dis-tracts, send wild goose chase, sends a wildgoose chase, leading away, sending a wild-goose chase, de-taches, drew away, sent on wild-goose chase, send a wildgoose chase, sent a wildgoose chase, sends wild goose chase, sending wild-goose chase, dis-engaging, dis-engages, sending a wildgoose chase, bent rules, dis-engaged, bent the rules, discourage, dis liked, looking askance at, looks askance at, dis liking, dis-liking, shows displeasure, showing displeasure, looked askance at, showed displeasure, dis-liked, cramps ones style, cramping one style, over coming, gives run around, de feat, cramped ones style, de feats, renders null void, dashes one hope, dash hope, cramps one's style, cramped one style, dashed one's hope, out-witting, dash one hope, out wits, hangs up, dashes hope, dashing hope, giving run around, out-wits, cramp ones style, gave run around, dashes ones hope, hanging up, cramped one's style, over-coming, gives the run around, cramps one style, rendered null and void, gave the run around, render null void, dashing one hope, rendered null void, de-feats, de-feat, dashing ones hope, rendering null and void, cramped style, cramping ones style, cramp one style, dashed ones hope, rendering null void, cramps style, cramping style, dashes one's hope, over come, upset applecart, dashed one hope, over-comes, renders null and void, dash ones hope, giving the run around, cramping one's style, over comes, out witting, out witted, dashing one's hope, out-wit, hanged up, dis-proves, dis proving, dis-proved, pokes full holes, taking down a peg, knocks bottom out, poking full holes, blows sky high, blew sky high, took down peg, shoot full holes, poking full of holes, poke full holes, taking wind out of sails, takes wind out sails, knocked bottom out, takes down peg, shoots full holes, shooting full holes, poked full of holes, knocked props from under, took wind out sails, blowing sky high, dis proves, taking wind out sails, shoots full of holes, shot full of holes, knocking bottom out, dis-prove, dis-proving, knocks props from under, took wind out of sails, takes down a peg, takes wind out of sails, shooting full of holes, poked full holes, taking down peg, shot full holes, knocking props from under, dis proved, take wind out sails, dis prove, pokes full of holes, keep bay, pushed back, dis regards, puts in one place, dis-regards, put one place, keep at arm length, re buffing, keeping a distance, putting one's place, keep arms length, keeping arms length, keeps at arm length, kept at arm's length, kept bay, put ones place, re-buffed, keeps arm length, keep at arms length, dis regarding, put place, dis-regarding, keep a distance, keeps at a distance, keeping distance, keeping bay, kept arm's length, put one's place, keeps bay, re-proved, keeps distance, kept at distance, de-clines, beating off, kept at a distance, re-proving, keeping at arms length, kept distance, kept arms length, kept a distance, passing up, kept arm length, re proves, keeping at arm's length, put in one place, puts one place, lashed out at, keeps at arms length, re-buffing, kept at arms length, putting in ones place, pushing back, putting one place, keeping at a distance, put in ones place, beats off, re-buff, passes up, dis regard, kept at arm length, dis-regarded, re-buffs, de cline, keeps at distance, keeps at arm's length, dis-regard, keep at distance, fended off, keeping arm's length, keeping arm length, putting in place, keep arm length, keeping at distance, de-cline, puts in one's place, re prove, puts place, keeps arm's length, re-proves, keeps a distance, re-prove, dis regarded, putting ones place, de clines, keeping at arm length, re buff, lashing out at, putting in one place, keeps arms length, puts ones place, pushes back, putting in one's place, putting place, lashes out at, re buffs, keeps at bay, re buffed, puts one's place, keeping at bay, puts in ones place, re proved, puts in place, breaks one's heart, brake ones heart, brought one down, brake one heart, breaking one's heart, breaks heart, broke one's heart, broke one heart, dampening spirits, broke ones heart, puts in to a funk, put in to a funk, drags down, breaking one heart, bringing one down, break ones heart, putting in to a funk, break heart, breaks one heart, breaks ones heart, putting in to funk, puts in to funk, brake one's heart, puts into a funk, dampened spirits, putting into funk, break one heart, breaking heart, making blue, put in to funk, brings one down, makes blue, dragged down, made blue, puts into funk, dampens spirits, putting into a funk, put into funk, broke heart, brake heart, breaking ones heart, makes ones hair stand on end, making hair stand end, made one's hair stand end, make one hair stand end, made one hair stand end, sillying, makes one hair stand end, makes one's hair stand end, make one hair stand on end, makes one blood run cold, scaring the daylights out of, makes ones blood run cold, made ones blood run cold, making one hair stand end, making one's blood run cold, making hair stand on end, make ones hair stand on end, making ones blood run cold, scare daylights out of, scares daylights out of, makes one's hair stand on end, make ones blood run cold, make one blood run cold, making ones hair stand on end, making ones hair stand end, makes one hair stand on end, made ones hair stand end, makes ones hair stand end, makes hair stand on end, made hair stand on end, scaring daylights out of, scares the daylights out of, made one's hair stand on end, make one's hair stand end, scared the daylights out of, make ones hair stand end, makes one's blood run cold, sillied, making one's hair stand on end, made hair stand end, make hair stand end, makes hair stand end, make hair stand on end, made one blood run cold, making one blood run cold, made ones hair stand on end, made one's blood run cold, making one's hair stand end, making one hair stand on end, scared daylights out of, made one hair stand on end, gave a turn, un-nerved, un calms, un-nerve, un-calmed, dis-arms, gives a turn, un calming, give turn, dis armed, un nerving, gave turn, un-nerves, un-nerving, un-calms, un nerve, dis arming, giving a turn, un nerved, dis-armed, uncalms, un calmed, gives turn, un-calm, un calm, dis arms, buffaloing, un nerves, giving turn, dis-arming, uncalmed, uncalming, un-calming, re-move, re-moves, un-accustoms, re move, un accustoms, un accustoming, un accustomed, un-accustom, un-accustomed, re-moving, re moved, un accustom, re moving, unaccustoms, un-accustoming, unaccustoming, forestall, hold off, keep from, block off, stave off, scupper, preclude, urge, promote, obstruct, dispirit, reprieve, forbid, insure against, wear down, guard against, preempt, invite, avoid, head off, defeat, cast down, demolish, cancel, freeze, weaken, squash, fight, stop, block, upset, break, deflate, throw cold water on, turn one off, reduce to tears, bum out, casting down, keep under, perturb, kept under, keeps under, beat down, bummed out, mystify, throw into tizzy, throw into a tizzy, took aback, taking aback, take aback, mystified, snafued, mucked up, muck up, takes aback, persuade not to, advise against, caution against, leaning on, urge not to, lean on, remonstrate, cry out against, throw a wet blanket on, stiffs, strike terror into, chilled to the bone, scared to death, make blood run cold, chill to the bone, make teeth chatter, scare away, scare off, scare to death, stiffed, curdle the blood, scarify, disburb, show displeasure, frown, not take kindly to, look askance at, unaccustom, throw/pour cold water on something

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