168 entries under discourage topic. ×
| unhinge(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| unnerve(upset, worry, shock, agitate) | |
| urge not to(verb, expression, idiom, prevent) | |
| withhold(verb, stop, hold, check, keep) | |
| abstract(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| attract attention(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) | |
| bend the rules(verb, expression, idiom, distract) | |
| bring down(verb, expression, depress, sadden) | |
| cast a shadow(verb, expression, idiom, depress) | |
| cast down(verb, expression, depress, humble) | |
| catch flies(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) | |
| chase off(verb, expression, frighten) | |
| circumlocute(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| cloud(verb, depress) | |
| consternate | |
| crush(verb, suppress, depress, humble) | |
| dash(verb, depress, humble, sadden) | |
| detach(verb, distract, dissuade, sidetrack) | |
| detract(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| disappoint(verb, depress, sadden) |
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