The difference between Cowardliness and Discourage

When used as nouns, cowardliness means the characteristic of being cowardly, whereas discourage means lack of courage.


Discourage is also verb with the meaning: to extinguish the courage of.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cowardliness and Discourage

  1. Cowardliness as a noun:

    The characteristic of being cowardly.

  2. Cowardliness as a noun:

    A cowardly action.

  1. Discourage as a verb (transitive):

    To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

    Examples:

    "Don't be discouraged by the amount of work left to do: you'll finish it in good time."

  2. Discourage as a verb (transitive):

    To persuade somebody not to do (something).

  1. Discourage as a noun (rare):

    Lack of courage

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