Definitions
- To dissuade someone from doing something. - To make someone feel less confident or hopeful about a particular situation. - To prevent or hinder the progress of something.
- To cause someone to lose hope or enthusiasm. - To make someone feel sad or disappointed. - To dampen someone's spirits or morale.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe negative emotions.
- 2Both words can be used to describe the impact of external factors on a person's emotions.
- 3Both words can be used to describe the impact of internal factors on a person's emotions.
- 4Both words can be used to describe the impact of events or situations on a person's emotions.
What is the difference?
- 1Usage: Discourage is more commonly used than dishearten in everyday language.
- 2Focus: Discourage emphasizes the act of preventing or hindering something, while dishearten emphasizes the emotional impact on a person.
- 3Intensity: Dishearten is often used to describe a deeper sense of sadness or disappointment than discourage.
- 4Cause: Discourage is often caused by external factors such as criticism or obstacles, while dishearten can also be caused by internal factors such as self-doubt or failure.
- 5Connotation: Discourage can have a neutral or negative connotation depending on the context, while dishearten is generally associated with a negative connotation.
Remember this!
Discourage and dishearten are synonyms that both describe negative emotions. However, discourage emphasizes the act of preventing or hindering something, while dishearten emphasizes the emotional impact on a person. Discourage is more commonly used in everyday language and can have a neutral or negative connotation, while dishearten is generally associated with a negative connotation and is often used to describe a deeper sense of sadness or disappointment.
