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
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Cowardliness as a noun:
The characteristic of being cowardly.
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Cowardliness as a noun:
A cowardly action.
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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."
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Discourage as a verb (transitive):
To persuade somebody not to do (something).
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Discourage as a noun (rare):
Lack of courage