Discourage vs. Dishearten

Discourageverb

(transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

Discourageverb

(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

Discouragenoun

(rare) Lack of courage

Discourageverb

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; - the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like attempt.

Discourageverb

To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts.

Discouragenoun

Lack of courage; cowardliness.

Discourageverb

try to prevent; show opposition to;

Discourageverb

deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Discourageverb

admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior;

Disheartenverb

(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Disheartenverb

To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.

Disheartenverb

take away the enthusiasm of