desanimar
Meanings
Verb
1. to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit (transitive)
Examples10
No desanimemos a Tom.
Let's not discourage Tom.
Tom no quiere desanimar a Mary.
Tom doesn't want to discourage Mary.
No nos desanimemos ahora.
Now, let's not get discouraged.
No permitas que te desanime.
Don't let it scare you.
No era mi intención desanimarte.
I didn't mean to discourage you.
He intentado desanimarle de ir al extranjero.
I have tried to discourage him from going abroad.