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Antonyms

embolden, encourage, hearten, nerve, steel

[3] deter, dissuade, inhibit; also divert

Antonyms

encourage, persuade

dis·cour·age·ment noun : the act of discouraging : the state of being discouraged

Synonyms

demoralization, despair, despondency, dismay; also blues, dejection, depression, dumps, gloom, melancholy; defeatism, pessimism, resignation

Antonyms

encouragement

1discourse noun [ORIGIN: ME discours, fr. ML & LL discursus; ML, argument, fr. LL, conversation, fr. L, act of running about, fr. discurrere to run about, fr. currere to run]

1 : verbal interchange of ideas

2 : formal and usu. extended expression of thought on a subject

Synonyms

colloquy, conversation, dialogue, discussion, exchange—more at CONVERSATION

2discourse verb dis·coursed; dis·cours·ing 1 : to express oneself in esp. oral discourse

2 : TALK, CONVERSE

Synonyms

declaim, descant, harangue, lecture, orate, speak, talk—more at TALK

dis·cour·te·ous adjective : lacking courtesy : RUDE

— dis·cour·te·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncivil, ungracious, unmannerly—more at IMPOLITE

dis·cour·te·sy noun : the quality or state of being rude : RUDENESS; also : a rude act

Synonyms

brazenness, disrespect, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insolence, rudeness; also audacity, boldness, sauciness; churlishness, clownishness, vulgarity; bluntness, curtness, sharpness; disagreeableness, grumpiness, sullenness, surliness; impropriety, incorrectness, indecency, unfitness; arrogance, conceit, presumption, pretense, pretension, pretentiousness

Antonyms

civility, consideration, courtesy, genteelness, gentility, graciousness, politeness, thoughtfulness

dis·cov·er verb 1 : to make known or visible

2 a : to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time

b : to learn by study, observation, or search : FIND OUT

— dis·cov·er·er noun

Synonyms

[1] bare, disclose, divulge, expose, reveal, spill, tell, unbosom, uncloak, uncover, unmask, unveil—more at REVEAL

[2a] ascertain, catch on, find out, hear, learn, realize, see; also hit (on or upon), tumble (to); descry, detect, encounter, espy, spot; dope (out), figure out, puzzle (out); discern, note, observe, perceive; divine

[2b] ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, find, find out, get, hit, hunt, learn, locate, run down, scout, track—more at FIND

dis·cov·ery noun, plural -er·ies 1 : the act or process of discovering

2 : something discovered

3 : the disclosure usu. before a civil trial of pertinent facts or documents

Synonyms

detection, finding; also disclosure, exposure, revelation, uncovering, unveiling; creation, invention; exploration; rediscovery

1discredit verb 1 : DISBELIEVE

2 : to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of

3 : to deprive of good repute : DISGRACE

Synonyms

abase, debase, degrade, demean, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, shame, smirch, take down—more at HUMBLE

2discredit noun 1 : loss of reputation

2 : lack or loss of belief or confidence

Synonyms

disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame—more at DISGRACE

dis·cred·it·able adjective : not reputable or decent : injurious to a reputation for decency

Synonyms

disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, ignominious, infamous, notorious, shameful—more at DISREPUTABLE

dis·creet adjective : showing good judgment; especially : capable of observing prudent silence

— dis·creet·ly adverb

dis·crep·an·cy noun, plural -cies 1 : the quality or state of being discrepant : DIFFERENCE

2 : an instance of being discrepant

Synonyms

contrast, difference, disagreement, disparity, distinction, diversity, unlikeness—more at DIFFERENCE

dis·crep·ant adjective [ORIGIN: ME discrepaunt, fr. L discrepans, prp. of discrepare to sound discordantly, fr. crepare to rattle, creak]

: being at variance

Synonyms

discordant, incompatible, incongruous, inharmonious

dis·crete adjective 1 : individually distinct

2 : NONCONTINUOUS