Discourage (5)
'discourage' is the definition.
(I know that discourage can be written as deter)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deter that I've seen before include "Discourage through fear of consequences" , "stop" , "Discourage, put off" , "Prevent by instilling fear" , "Hinder, discourage" .)
'discourage' is the definition.
(to daunt is to discourage or intimidate)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for daunt that I've seen before include "Frighten, intimidate" , "Make (someone) apprehensive" , "Cause to feel intimidated" , "Dishearten" , "Discourage" .)
'discourage' is the definition.
(putting off is a kind of discouraging)
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(Other definitions for put off that I've seen before include "'Never ... ... till tomorrow what you can do today'" , "Postpone, repel" , "confuse" , "Don't ... ... till tomorrow what can be done today" , "Postpone - disconcert" .)
'discourage' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for inhibit that I've seen before include "Hinder, restrain, prevent" , "Curb" , "Check - prevent" , "Prevent expression of" , "Repress" .)