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décourager

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French descourager (from whence English discourage), from Old French descouragier, from des- and corage.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.ku.ʁa.ʒe/
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Verb

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décourager

  1. (transitive) to discourage
    Antonym: encourager
    décourager quelqu’un de quelque chose(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (pronominal) to lose heart, lose faith
    Synonym: perdre espoir

Conjugation

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This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written décourage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

This is a regular -er verb, but the stem is written décourage- before endings that begin with -a- or -o- (to indicate that the -g- is a "soft" /ʒ/ and not a "hard" /ɡ/). This spelling change occurs in all verbs in -ger, such as neiger and manger.

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