Opposite of encourage

Opposite of encourage word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the opposite of encourage.

  • abash
  • admonish
  • affright
  • appal
  • astonish
  • balk
  • banish
  • blame
  • break
  • browbeat
  • carp
  • castigate
  • coerce
  • confront
  • cow-v
  • daunt
  • deter
  • disappoint
  • dismay-v
  • eradicate
  • intimidate
  • oppress
  • persecute
  • prevent
  • proscribe
  • rebuke
  • repel
  • repress
  • resist
  • scare
  • scold
  • scowl
  • sink
  • stun
  • warn
  • withhold
  • withstand

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