verb
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
verb
deter, dissuade; restrain
Synonyms: check, chill, control, curb, deprecate, disadvise, discountenance, disfavor, disincline, divert, frighten, hinder, hold back, hold off, impede, indispose, inhibit, interfere, keep back, obstruct, prevent, put off, quiet, repress, scare, shake, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn aside, turn off, warn, withhold
Antonyms: encourage, inspire, spur on