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Term: disencentivised

Part of speech: verb, past participle

Sense 1: To remove or reduce the motivation or incentive for someone to do something.

Example sentence 1: The decrease in salary disencentivised employees from working overtime.

Example sentence 2: The lack of recognition disencentivised John from actively participating in the company's projects.

Sense 2: To discourage or dissuade someone from pursuing a particular course of action.

Example sentence 1: The potential legal consequences disencentivised the company from engaging in unethical practices.

Example sentence 2: The high costs associated with starting a business disencentivised many aspiring entrepreneurs.