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Chastise vs Discouraged - What's the difference?

chastise | discouraged |

As verbs the difference between chastise and discouraged

is that chastise is to punish or scold someone while discouraged is (discourage).

As an adjective discouraged is

having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

chastise

English

Alternative forms

* chastize (archaic in British English and rare in American English)

Verb

  • To punish or scold someone.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * punish * castigate

    discouraged

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (discourage)