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Dishearten vs Devastated - What's the difference?

dishearten | devastated |

As verbs the difference between dishearten and devastated

is that dishearten is to discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage while devastated is (devastate).

As an adjective devastated is

ruined, ravaged.

dishearten

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

    • Synonyms

    * (to discourage) discourage

    Antonyms

    * (to discourage) hearten English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    devastated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ruined, ravaged
  • Extremely upset and shocked.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (devastate)