discourage

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb discourage is

to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As a noun discourage is

lack of courage.

Confound is a related term of discourage.

As verbs the difference between confound and discourage

is that confound is to confuse; to mix up; to puzzle while discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As nouns the difference between confound and discourage

is that confound is (statistics) a confounding variable while discourage is lack of courage.

Overthrow is a related term of discourage.

In lang=en terms the difference between overthrow and discourage

is that overthrow is to bring about the downfall of (a government, etc), especially by force while discourage is to persuade somebody not to do something.

As verbs the difference between overthrow and discourage

is that overthrow is to throw down to the ground, to overturn or overthrow can be (intransitive) to throw (something) so that it goes too far while discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As nouns the difference between overthrow and discourage

is that overthrow is a removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force or overthrow can be (sports) a throw that goes too far while discourage is lack of courage.

Appall is a related term of discourage.

In lang=en terms the difference between appall and discourage

is that appall is to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay while discourage is to persuade somebody not to do something.

As verbs the difference between appall and discourage

is that appall is to depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to inundate with sudden terror or horror; to dismay while discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As a noun discourage is

lack of courage.

As verbs the difference between discourage and disparage

is that discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject while disparage is to match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.

As nouns the difference between discourage and disparage

is that discourage is lack of courage while disparage is (obsolete) inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.

In lang=en terms the difference between discourage and discriminate

is that discourage is to persuade somebody not to do something while discriminate is to set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.

As verbs the difference between discourage and discriminate

is that discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject while discriminate is to make distinctions.

As a noun discourage

is lack of courage.

As an adjective discriminate is

having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

As nouns the difference between despondency and discourage

is that despondency is the loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection while discourage is lack of courage.

As a verb discourage is

to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As verbs the difference between disapprove and discourage

is that disapprove is to condemn; consider wrong or inappropriate while discourage is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As a noun discourage is

lack of courage.

As a verb discourage

is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

As a noun discourage

is lack of courage.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

As nouns the difference between discourage and depression

is that discourage is lack of courage while depression is depression (area that is lower than its surroundings).

As a verb discourage

is to extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.