обескуражить

Russian edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps from о- (o-) +‎ бес- (bes-) +‎ кура́ж (kuráž) +‎ -ить (-itʹ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɐbʲɪskʊˈraʐɨtʲ]

Verb edit

обескура́жить (obeskurážitʹpf (imperfective обескура́живать)

  1. to confuse, to perplex, to baffle
  2. to discourage, to dishearten, to dispirit

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