lose+courage
91quail — I [[t]kweɪl[/t]] n. pl. quails, (esp. collectively)quail. 1) orn any of various small, plump New World gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Odontophorinae, of the pheasant family, as the bobwhite 2) orn any of various similar Old World… …
92water — /ˈwɔtə / (say wawtuh) noun 1. the liquid which in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc., and which in a pure state is a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H2O, freezing …
93dishearten — v.tr. cause to lose courage or confidence; make despondent. Derivatives: dishearteningly adv. disheartenment n …
94falter — v. 1 intr. stumble, stagger; go unsteadily. 2 intr. waver; lose courage. 3 tr. & intr. stammer; speak hesitatingly. Derivatives: falterer n. falteringly adv. Etymology: ME: orig. uncert …
95frighten away — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 1) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑scare …
96frighten off — verb cause to lose courage dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑scare away, ↑frighten away, ↑scare • …
97scare away — verb cause to lose courage dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑scare off, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑frighten away, ↑scare • …
98scare off — verb cause to lose courage (Freq. 2) dashed by the refusal • Syn: ↑daunt, ↑dash, ↑pall, ↑frighten off, ↑scare away, ↑frighten away, ↑scare …
99fal´ter|er — fal|ter «FL tuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to not go straight; lose courage; draw back or hesitate; waver: »The soldiers faltered for a moment as their captain fell. SYNONYM(S): vacillate, flinch. See syn. under hesitate. (Cf. ↑hesitate) 2. to… …
100fal|ter — «FL tuhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to not go straight; lose courage; draw back or hesitate; waver: »The soldiers faltered for a moment as their captain fell. SYNONYM(S): vacillate, flinch. See syn. under hesitate. (Cf. ↑hesitate) 2. to become… …
