"Discourage" is a word in ENGLISH
Lack of courage; cowardliness.
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to
depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the
opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he
need not be discouraged from a like attempt.
To dishearten one with respect to; to
discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as,
they discouraged his efforts.
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Following some duty overseas, the officers at the Fort were planning a welcome home party and dance for the unit. Being an all male combat force, they decided to request coeds from some of the surrounding colleges to attend. The Captain called Vassar and was assured by the Dean that arrangements could be made to send over a dozen of their most trustworthy students. The Captain hesitated, then said, "Would it also be possible to send a dozen or so of the other kind?"
To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.
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