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dis·cour·ages

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of discourages in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of discourages in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of discourages in a Sentence

  1. Souleymane Berthé:

    The cost of initial investment discourages many wanting to shift to solar energy.

  2. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

    Few people realize that the Bible discourages people from studying foreign languages.

  3. Jeb Bush:

    I think the American people expect some sharp elbows in a campaign, i think what really discourages them, post-campaign, is the inability to govern in a way that is congenial.

  4. Simone Weil:

    Affliction hardens and discourages us because, like a red hot iron, it stamps the soul to its very depths with the scorn, the disgust, and even the self-hatred and sense of guilt that crime logically should produce but actually does not.”

  5. Oisin Hanrahan:

    They're not incentivized to come to work and it discourages them from taking unnecessary risks, it's the right thing to do.

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