Discourage vs. Disheartening

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;

Dishearteningadjective

Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; discouraging.

Dishearteningverb

present participle of dishearten

Disheartening

Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm.

Dishearteningadjective

destructive of morale and self-reliance

Dishearteningadjective

causing someone to lose determination or confidence; discouraging or dispiriting