Discourager

/dɪsˈkɜrɪdʒər/ noun

Definition

A person or thing that discourages someone; something that makes someone lose hope or enthusiasm.

Etymology

From 'discourage' plus the agent noun suffix '-er,' meaning a person or thing that performs the action of discouraging.

Kelly Says

Teachers and coaches often worry about being 'discouragers' without realizing it—research shows that a single sarcastic comment or eye-roll can become a student's internal voice saying 'you can't do this,' lasting years after the moment.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍቅር አንድ እንደ ነው
fik-ir and en-de ne-w
ARالعربية
يُثبط
yu-thabbat
BNবাংলা
বিরত্কর
bi-rot-kor
CACatalà
descoratjar
de-sko-ra-t-jar
CSČeština
odradit
o-dra-dit
DADansk
afskrække
af-skrae-k-e
DEDeutsch
entmutigen
ent-moo-ti-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αποθαρρύνει
a-po-thar-roon-ei
ESEspañol
desanimar
de-sa-nee-mar
FAفارسی
منcouragement
man-e-cou-ra-ge-ment
FISuomi
lannistaa
lan-ni-staa
FRFrançais
décourager
de-ku-ra-zher
GUGU
નિરાશ
ni-ra-ash
HAHA
kyautata
kya-u-ta-ta
HEעברית
להדוף
le-had-of
HIहिन्दी
निराश करना
ni-ra-ash karna
HUMagyar
elkeserít
el-ke-se-rit
IDBahasa Indonesia
menurunkan semangat
me-nu-run-kan se-ma-gat
IGIG
ikegwu
i-ke-gwu
ITItaliano
sconaggiare
skon-ja-g-gere
JA日本語
がっかりさせる
gakkari saseru
KKKK
көңілсіздік
ko-ng-il-si-z-dik
KMKM
បរិសុទ្ធ
ba-ri-su-ut
KO한국어
낙담시키다
nakkdam-si-ki-da
MRMR
निराश
ni-ra-ash
MSBahasa Melayu
menurunkan semangat
me-nu-run-kan se-ma-gat
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
kya-n-ma-ra-ye
NLNederlands
ontmoedigen
on-moed-i-gen
NONorsk
avskrekke
av-skrek-ke
PAPA
ਹੇਰਾ
he-ra
PLPolski
zniechęcać
zh-nie-khe-cha-t
PTPortuguês
desanimar
de-sa-nee-mar
RORomână
a descuraja
a de-skoo-ra-ja
RUРусский
унышать
u-ny-sha-t
SVSvenska
avskräcka
a-v-krock-a
SWKiswahili
kupoka
koo-poh-ka
TAதமிழ்
தூக்கி விட
thook-ki vi-da
TEతెలుగు
వేదన
ve-dan
THไทย
ทำให้ผิดหวัง
thae-ma-e-pit-hung
TLTL
ipinag-aalis ng pag-asa
i-pi-nag-a-alis ng pa-ga-a-sa
TRTürkçe
moral bozmak
mo-ral bo-z-mak
UKУкраїнська
знижувати мотивацію
z-ni-zhu-va-ty mo-ty-va-tsii
URاردو
نہایت
na-ha-yat
VITiếng Việt
làm nản lòng
lam nan long
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
泄气
xiè qì
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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