{
    "term": "discourage",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "discourage",
            "heSheIt": "discourages"
        },
        "pastSimple": "discouraged",
        "pastParticiple": "discouraged",
        "ingForm": "discouraging"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to try to prevent something or to prevent somebody from doing something, especially by making it difficult to do or by showing that you do not approve of it",
            "sensetop": "discourage (doing) somethingdiscourage somebodydiscourage somebody from doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a campaign to discourage investing in fossil fuel development",
                    "contextForm": "discourage (doing) something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I leave a light on when I'm out to discourage burglars.",
                    "contextForm": "discourage somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His parents tried to discourage him from being an actor.",
                    "contextForm": "discourage somebody from doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Travel to the region is actively discouraged."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We tried to discourage him from resigning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We strongly discourage competitive behaviour."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["actively", "positively", "strongly"],
                "verb + discourage": ["try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": ["(not) easily discouraged"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to make somebody feel less confident or enthusiastic about doing something",
            "sensetop": "discourage somebody/somethingdiscourage somebody from doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't be discouraged by the first failure—try again!",
                    "contextForm": "discourage somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The weather discouraged people from attending.",
                    "contextForm": "discourage somebody from doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not easily discouraged."
                },
                {
                    "text": "From boyhood he had been easily discouraged by obstacles in his path."
                },
                {
                    "text": "High interest rates will discourage investment."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our system effectively discourages investment."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "dishearten",
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["actively", "positively", "strongly"],
                "verb + discourage": ["try to"],
                "preposition": ["from"],
                "phrases": ["(not) easily discouraged"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discourage__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪz/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discourages__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒd/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discouraged__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discouraging__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discourage__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪz/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discourages__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒd/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discouraged__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/discourage/discouraging__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French descouragier, from des- (expressing reversal) + corage ‘courage’."
}