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Discouraged vs Frustrated - What's the difference?

discouraged | frustrated |

As adjectives the difference between discouraged and frustrated

is that discouraged is having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened while frustrated is foiled, stopped, disappointed.

As verbs the difference between discouraged and frustrated

is that discouraged is past tense of discourage while frustrated is past tense of frustrate.

discouraged

English

Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (discourage)

    • frustrated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (frustrate)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • foiled, stopped, disappointed
  • suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew finished by far the most frustrated man at the Emirates, blaming fatigue for the fact that Arsenal were able to kill his team off in the dying minutes.}}

    Derived terms

    * frustratedly

    Related terms

    * frustrating