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dishearten(verb, praise, depress, dissuade)
10
dissuade(verb, persuade, dishearten)
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deter(verb, support, calm, check)
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annoy(verb, dishearten, dissuade)
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depress(verb, order, help, increase)
5
dispirit(verb, dishearten, dissuade)
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confuse(verb, support, calm, dishearten)
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sadden(verb, cheer, dishearten, dissuade)
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block(verb, support, open, dishearten)
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deject(verb, dishearten, dissuade, succoring)
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repress(verb, release, free, dishearten)
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weaken(verb, raise, rise, extend)
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dampen(verb, increase, free, spoil)
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bring down(verb, expression, reduce, raise)
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calm(verb, dishearten, dissuade)
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deaden(verb, advance, raise, extend)
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tire(verb, calm, aid, excite)
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trouble(verb, dishearten, dissuade)
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uninspire(verb, dishearten, dissuade, succoring)
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upset(verb, calm, quiet, dishearten)
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APASmart Define. (2016). encourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "encourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 28, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, encourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 28 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/antonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "encourage thesaurus" 2 February 2016. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/encourage/thesaurus/antonyms>