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- discourage/dɪsˈkʌr.ɪdʒ/To cause someone to lose confidence, enthusiasm, or the will to do something.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
- discouraged/dɪsˈkʌr.ɪdʒd/Having lost confidence or enthusiasm; feeling that something is not worthwhile or is unlikely to succeed.adjectiveverbB2
- discouragement/dɪsˈkʌr.ɪdʒ.mənt/The feeling of having lost confidence or enthusiasm; the act of trying to persuade someone not to do something.nounC1
- discourse/ˈdɪs.kɔːs/Written or spoken communication or debate on a formal, extended topic.nounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- discourse analysis/ˈdɪskɔːs əˈnæləsɪs/The systematic study of written, spoken, or signed language in use, focusing on how language creates meaning in specific social contexts beyond the sentence level.nounC2
- discourtesy/dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/a lack of politeness or good manners; rude or disrespectful behaviour.nounC1-C2 (Low frequency in spoken language, more common in formal/written registers)
- discover/dɪˈskʌvə(r)/To find, learn, or become aware of something for the first time; to find information, a place, or an object, especially for the first time.verbverb-transitiveB1
- discovered check/dɪˈskʌvəd tʃɛk/A chess move in which a piece moves to reveal a check from another piece behind it.nounVery Low
- discoverer/dɪˈskʌvərə(r)/A person who finds or identifies something for the first time.nounB2
- discoverture/dɪsˈkʌv.ə.tʃər/In historical legal context: the condition of an unmarried woman who is not under the legal authority of a father or husband, i.e., a widow or an unmarried woman who has reached legal age.nounVery Low / Archaic
- discovery/dɪˈskʌv(ə)ri/The act of finding or learning something for the first time, especially something not previously known or seen.nounB1
- discovery bay/dɪˈskʌv(ə)ri beɪ/A place name referring to a residential area and marina development in Hong Kong, named after the explorer Captain James Cook's ship HMS Discovery.nounLow (specific proper noun, high frequency only in local Hong Kong/regional contexts)
- discovery club/dɪˈskʌvəri klʌb/A membership group, society, or organisation dedicated to the collective exploration, learning about, and uncovering of new information, places, phenomena, or activities.nounB1
- discovery day/dɪˈskʌvəri deɪ/A day dedicated to learning about something new, often through hands-on activities or exploration.nounLow frequency compound noun, domain-specific.
- discovery inlet/dɪˈskʌv.ər.i ˈɪn.lət/A named geographical feature: a narrow body of water, smaller than a sound, extending inland from a coast, sea, or lake, explicitly named to commemorate its discovery.nounVery Low
- discovery method/dɪˈskʌvəri ˈmeθəd/An educational or learning approach where students actively explore, investigate, and deduce principles or solutions themselves rather than receiving direct instruction.nounC1
- discovery procedure/dɪˈskʌv(ə)ri prəˌsiːdʒə/A formal, systematic method or set of rules for finding or identifying something, particularly used in linguistics to describe methods for analyzing language structure.nounC1/C2
- discreate/dɪsˈkriːeɪt/To separate into distinct, isolated parts; to undo a state of union or aggregation.verb-transitiveVery rare / Obsolete
- discredit/dɪsˈkred.ɪt/To harm the good reputation of someone or something; to cause disbelief.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- discrepancies/dɪˈskrepənsiz/Differences between two or more things that should be the same; inconsistencies or disagreements.nounC1
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