Her parents tried to discourage her from marrying him, but she just ignored them.
He became totally discouraged after he failed his course a second time.
High interest rates are a serious discouragement to buying a house these days.
Don't get discouraged if it doesn't
work out the first time. You've got to keep trying.
Broken glass had been cemented into the top of the wall to discourage people from trying to climb over it.
Sales in our first year of business were somewhat discouraging, but have improved significantly over the past six months.
His
parents had tried to discourage him from studying abroad, but now they see that it was a good decision for him to go.
The weather forecast is quite discouraging for our ski trip; they're expecting rain.
The child felt totally discouraged after losing the game 10-0.
My parents
tried to discourage me from buying a new car because new cars lose their value so quickly.
Plato once remarked, "Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow."
No matter how many times he missed the ball, the young tennis player didn't get discouraged.
Most of Trinidad's East Indian population view marriage as permanent, and discourage divorce or the remarriage of widows.
Visitors to Ukraine are discouraged from trying to compete with Ukrainians in a vodka drinking contest, as they are not likely to win.
Discussion question: What can a parent do to discourage a child from trying drugs?
Find someone who sometimes feels discouraged studying English.