discourage

思いとどまらせる、抑制する

やめるよう勧めたり難しくしたりして、何かをする気を弱める。

やさしい英語で： To make someone less likely to do something by advising against it or making it difficult.

• The signs discourage smoking.
• Her parents discouraged her from leaving school.
• High parking fees discourage people from driving into town.

使い方： discourage someone from doing something (The cost discouraged us from buying a car.); discourage doing something (The school discourages bringing phones to class.)

類義語： deter, dissuade

反対語： encourage

よく使う表現： discourage someone from something, discourage smoking, discourage bad behavior

落胆させる、やる気を失わせる

自信や希望、努力を続ける気持ちを失わせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone lose confidence, hope, or the desire to keep trying.

• His harsh words discouraged me.
• Do not let one mistake discourage you.
• Repeated failures had discouraged the whole team.

使い方： be discouraged by something (She was discouraged by the poor results.)

類義語： dishearten, demoralize

反対語： encourage, hearten

よく使う表現： discourage someone, discourage young people