discourage vs demoralize
demoralize vs discouragediscourage and demoralize both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| discourage | No | No | Yes | No |
| demoralize | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
demoralize is a hyponym of
discourage; that is, demoralize is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
discourage:
- discourage: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
- demoralize: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Other hyponyms of discourage include
cast down, deject, demoralise, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, dishearten, put off, intimidate, pour cold water on, throw cold water on.
| discourage (verb) | demoralize (verb) |
|---|---|
| try to prevent; show opposition to | confuse or put into disorder |
| advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted |
| deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality |
Words related to "discourage"
Words related to "demoralize"
- American spelling
- alter
- bastardise
- bastardize
- bedevil
- befuddle
- carnalise
- carnalize
- cast down
- change
- chill
- confound
- confuse
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- deject
- demoralise
- demoralization
- deprave
- depress
- discombobulate
- discourage
- dismay
- dispirit
- fox
- fuddle
- get down
- infect
- lead astray
- lead off
- misdirect
- modify
- pervert
- poison
- profane
- sensualise
- sensualize
- suborn
- subvert
- throw
- vitiate
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