Difference between Discourage and Avert

DISCOURAGE vs AVERT: NOUN

To deprive of confidence, hope, or spirit.
To dissuade or deter (someone) from doing something.
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 turn aside, or away; ; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; “To avert his ire.”
To turn away.
To keep from happening; prevent: : prevent.

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

To turn away; turn or cause to turn off or away: as, to avert the eyes from an object: now seldom with a personal object.
Prevent from happening
To give a turn or direction to; direct.
To ward off; prevent the occurrence or happening of (evil or something threatened).
To oppose; view with aversion.
Prevent the occurrence of

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

Avoiding, Minimize, Thwart, Defuse, Prevent, Forestall, Turn away, Debar, Fend off, Head off, Ward off, Deflect, Obviate, Avoid, Stave off

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

Avoided, Curb, Avoiding, Minimize, Thwart, Defuse, Prevent, Forestall, Turn away, Debar, Fend off, Deflect, Obviate, Avoid, Stave off

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.