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Dismayed vs Discouraged - What's the difference?

dismayed | discouraged |

As adjectives the difference between dismayed and discouraged

is that dismayed is having the emotion of dismay while discouraged is having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.

As a verb discouraged is

(discourage).

dismayed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the emotion of dismay.
    • He was dismayed to find his car had gone.

    Derived terms

    * dismayedness

    discouraged

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (discourage)