How to pronounce discourage

Listen to discourage in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“discourage” in real sentences

737 clips in the index · 194 American · 322 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.

  1. discourage a throwaway culture.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  2. plants and discourage others.

    National Park Service · hear it here

  3. is “to discourage the demand”.

    The Scottish Parliament · hear it here

  4. proactively monitor and discourage bullying.

    UK Parliament · hear it here

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