- descourager
- Se Descourager, Animum abiicere, Voyez Courage.Descourager quelqu'un, Frangere aut infringere alicuius animum.Descouragé, Abiectus.
Thresor de la langue françoyse. Jean Nicot.
Thresor de la langue françoyse. Jean Nicot.
discourage — mid 15c., discoragen, from M.Fr. descourager, from O.Fr. descoragier, from des away (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + corage (see COURAGE (Cf. courage)). Related: Discouraged; discouragement; discouraging … Etymology dictionary