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Dishearten vs Frustrated - What's the difference?

dishearten | frustrated |

As verbs the difference between dishearten and frustrated

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

As an adjective frustrated is

foiled, stopped, disappointed.

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

    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