throw cold water on vs discourage

throw cold water on and discourage both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throw cold water on	No	No	Yes	No
discourage	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discourage is a hypernym of throw cold water on; that is, discourage is a word with a broader meaning than throw cold water on:

throw cold water on: be discouraging or negative about
discourage: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

throw cold water on (verb)	discourage (verb)
be discouraging or negative about	try to prevent; show opposition to
	advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
	deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

throw cold water on vs discourage

throw cold water on and discourage both are verbs.

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