All discourage synonyms

verb discourage

• dishearten — to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
• prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
• inhibit — to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
• curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
• impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
• depress — If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
• dampen — To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
• dismay — to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
• intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
• frighten — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
• alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
• confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
• bother — If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
• irk — to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
• unnerve — to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
• daunt — If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• scare — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
• demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
• appall — If something appalls you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
• abash — to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
• vex — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
• deject — to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
• bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
• droop — to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
• cow — A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
• weigh — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
• awe — Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with something wonderful and often rather frightening.
• prostrate — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
• chill — When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
• overawe — to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• obstruct — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
• discountenance — to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
• withhold — to hold back; restrain or check.
• quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
• interfere — to come into opposition, as one thing with another, especially with the effect of hampering action or procedure (often followed by with): Constant distractions interfere with work.
• warn — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
• shake — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
• disfavor — unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
• divert — to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• indispose — to make ill, especially slightly.
• disincline — Opposite of to incline; to make reluctant.
• try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
• disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.