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(to try) to take away the courage or confidence of (a person)

dishearten, dispirit

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Cases of word usage

1) a group of people with the same interests (who often discourage others from joining them) (clique)

2) to discourage or prevent a person (deter)

3) something tending to or intended to discourage or prevent something (deterrent)

DISCOURAGE as in Wiktionary
DISCOURAGE as in Wikipedia