Definition
Making someone feel less confident or less willing to do something; giving someone a reason not to try.
Etymology
From Old French 'descourager' (to deprive of courage), combining 'dis-' (away from) and 'courage' (Latin 'cor', the heart). Literally means to remove courage from someone's heart.
Kelly Says
Notice how emotions live in the heart in older languages—'courage' is literally 'cor' (heart), 'cordial' is heart-felt, 'record' is putting something back in your heart. The metaphor stuck for thousands of years!
Translations
ARالعربية
مُثبط
moo-th-biyt
BNবাংলা
দুঃসাহসী
doo-sah-hashee
CACatalà
descoratjant
deh-sko-ra-t-jan-t
CSČeština
odrazovný
oh-dra-zo-v-ny
DADansk
afskrækkende
af-skreh-k-an-deh
DEDeutsch
entmutigend
ent-moo-tee-gen
ELΕλληνικά
αποθαρρυντικός
ah-po-tharr-oon-tee-kos
ESEspañol
desalentador
deh-sah-len-tah-dor
FAفارسی
من निराश
man ni-raash
FISuomi
murttelev
moort-te-lev
FRFrançais
décourageant
deh-koo-rah-zhah
GUGU
નિરાશाजનક
nee-ra-sha-jaan-ak
HEעברית
מאכזב
mah-kha-ziv
HIहिन्दी
निराशाजनक
nee-ra-sha-jaan-ak
HUMagyar
elkeserítő
el-keh-ser-ee-too
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengghambat
me-ghambat
ITItaliano
scoraggiante
sko-rah-ghee-an-teh
KO한국어
낙담시키는
nakdam-sik-ki-neun
MRMR
निराशाजनक
nee-ra-sha-jaan-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
menyusutkan
men-yoo-soot-kan
NLNederlands
ontmoedigend
ont-mo-dee-gen-d
NONorsk
avskrekkende
av-skreh-ken-deh
PAPA
ਨਿਰਾશाजਨਕ
nee-ra-sha-jaan-ak
PLPolski
zniechęcający
zh-nee-kheh-tsah-y-chi
PTPortuguês
desanimador
deh-sah-nee-mah-dor
RORomână
descurajator
deh-skoo-rah-jah-tor
RUРусский
удручающий
oo-dru-cha-yush-chiy
SVSvenska
avskräckande
av-shreck-an-deh
SWKiswahili
kuchochea
koo-cho-chea
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
koo-zhap-pam
TEతెలుగు
ఆత్మవిశ্বాసాన్ని
aatma-vishwas-anni
THไทย
ทำให้ท้อแท้
cha-tae tho-ta-tae
TLTL
nakakadismaya
na-ka-ka-di-s-ma-ya
TRTürkçe
moral bozucu
moh-ral bo-zoo-koo
UKУкраїнська
розчаровувальний
roz-cha-ro-vu-va-l-nyy
VITiếng Việt
làm nản lòng
lam nan long
ZH中文
令人沮丧
lìng rén jǔ sàng