Difference between Deter and Discourage

DETER vs DISCOURAGE: NOUN

To prevent or discourage (an action or behavior).
To make less likely or prevent from happening.
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt.
To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc.

To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit.
To try to prevent by expressing disapproval or raising objections.
To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage
To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from.
To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something.

Try to prevent
Synonyms To hinder, restrain, keep back.
Show opposition to
To discourage and stop by fear; hence, to stop or prevent from acting or proceeding by any countervailing motive: as, we are often deterred from our duty by trivial difficulties; the state of the road or a cloudy sky may deter a man from undertaking a journey.

To deprive of, or cause to lose, courage; dishearten; depress in spirit; deject; dispirit.
To lessen or repress courage for; obstruct by opposition or difficulty; dissuade or hinder from: as, to discourage emigration; ill success discourages effort; low prices discourage industry.
To lose courage.
Try to prevent
Show opposition to
Deprive of courage or hope
Take away hope from
Cause to feel discouraged

Stop, Prohibit, Impede, Forestall, Dampen, Hinder, Distract, Preventing, Frighten, Thwart, Preclude, Deterrent, Prevent, Dissuade, Discourage

Curb, Inhibit, Impede, Avoid, Curtail, Restrict, Hinder, Preclude, Encourage, Deterring, Prevent, Dissuade, Admonish, Warn, Deter

Stop, Prohibit, Impede, Forestall, Dampen, Hinder, Distract, Preventing, Frighten, Thwart, Preclude, Deterrent, Prevent, Dissuade, Discourage

Curb, Inhibit, Impede, Avoid, Curtail, Restrict, Hinder, Preclude, Encourage, Deterring, Prevent, Dissuade, Admonish, Warn, Deter

Determining preventative actions to deter future quality issues.
First, it would deter persons from as trustees.
Has anyone any new ideas to deter squirrels?
The penalties were not sufficient to deter violations.
Use mechanical control to prevent or deter infestation.
Antitrust laws attempt to deter or forbid cartels.
The only thing why the death penalty is so often believed to deter murderes is because people think the death penalty would deter themselves.
If, however, severe punishment can deter crime, then permanent imprisonment is severe enough to deter any rational person from committing a violent crime.
While filing fees may help deter vexatious claims, they are a blunt instrument that may equally deter meritorious claims.
When combined with media coverage, the campaigns are intended to deter those arrested from offending again, and to deter potential clients.

Discourage districts from tying compensation to advanced degrees.
Do you want to discourage customers from defecting?
Formula contains a bitterant to discourage inhalant abuse.
High costs might discourage entry into the market.
We discourage growth, investment, and quality of life.
IJARP strongly condemn and discourage practice of plagiarism.
Vehicle sanctions thus certainly discourage repeated DWS offending.
Martinus did not completely discourage people from meditating.
Will value pricing discourage ridesharing and transit use?
The lack of standardization can discourage business from good behavior and it can also discourage consumers, investors, and governments from rewarding good behavior.