Meanings (ES + gloss)
acobardar • desanimar • descorazonar • desgüevar • deshuevar
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.
Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time.
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.
desalentar • disuadir
To persuade somebody not to do (something).
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can.