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- discourage from
discourage from
discourage someone from something
to dissuade someone from doing something. I hope I can discourage Tom from leaving. I do not want to discourage you from further experimentation.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Jocelyn | | JAHS-lin (English), JAHS-ə-lin (English) | English, French |
| Iliyana | | - | Bulgarian |
| Abene | | - | Basque |
| Faust | | - | Literature |
| Moab | | MO-ab (English) | Biblical |
| Dermid | | - | Scottish |