| Main Entry: | discourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dishearten, dispirit |
Synonyms: |
abash, afflict, alarm, appall, awe, beat down, bother, break one's heart, bully, cast down, chill, confuse, cow, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deprecate, depress, dismay, disparage, distress, droop, frighten, intimidate, irk, overawe, prostrate, repress, scare, throw cold water on, trouble, try, unnerve, vex, weigh |
Antonyms: |
encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit |
| Main Entry: | sadden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, depress |
Synonyms: |
break one's heart, bring one down, bum out, cast down, dampen spirits, dash, deject, deplore, desolate, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, distress, down, drag down, grieve, make blue, oppress, press, put a damper on, put into a funk, throw cold water on, turn one off, weigh down |
Antonyms: |
cheer, delight, gladden, make happy |
| Main Entry: | shatter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hurt someone badly |
Synonyms: |
break a heart, crush, destroy, devastate, dumbfound, rattle, ruin, upset |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help |