Definitions
- Describing the act of removing or reducing someone's motivation or enthusiasm. - Referring to the process of making someone feel less confident or hopeful about a particular outcome. - Talking about the action of dissuading someone from pursuing a particular course of action.
- Referring to the act of preventing or dissuading someone from taking a particular course of action. - Describing the process of making someone feel less confident or hopeful about a particular outcome. - Talking about the action of reducing someone's motivation or enthusiasm.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words refer to reducing someone's motivation or enthusiasm.
- 2Both words can be used to describe the act of dissuading someone from pursuing a particular course of action.
- 3Both words can be used to describe the process of making someone feel less confident or hopeful about a particular outcome.
What is the difference?
- 1Prefix: Disencourage has a prefix 'dis-' which means 'not' or 'opposite of', while discourage does not have a prefix.
- 2Usage: Disencourage is less common and is often used in specific contexts, while discourage is more versatile and can be used in various contexts.
- 3Intensity: Disencourage can imply a stronger sense of negativity or opposition than discourage.
- 4Connotation: Disencourage can have a more formal or technical connotation, while discourage is more commonly used in everyday language.
Remember this!
Both disencourage and discourage refer to reducing someone's motivation or enthusiasm, but disencourage implies a stronger sense of negativity or opposition than discourage. Additionally, disencourage is less common and often used in specific contexts, while discourage is more versatile and commonly used in everyday language.
