Difference between Discourage and Thwart | Discourage vs Thwart

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: NOUN

Lack of courage; cowardliness.
Want of courage, cowardice.

A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
See the extract.
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.
Opposition; defiance.
A seat across a boat on which the oarsman sits.
A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other, or athwart the boat.
A brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: ADJECTIVE

N/A

Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained.
Situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.
Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.
Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: VERB

To take away or reduce the courage of.
To persuade somebody not to do something.
Deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Try to prevent; show opposition to
Admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

To prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate.
Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: INTRANSITIVE VERB

N/A

To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner.
Hence, to be in opposition; to clash.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: TRANSITIVE VERB

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 cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.
To move across or counter to; to cross.
To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of (someone).
To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: ADVERB

N/A

Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: PREPOSITION

N/A

See Athwart ships, under Athwart.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: OTHER WORD TYPES

Cause to feel discouraged
Take away hope from
Deprive of courage or hope
Show opposition to
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

Lying or extending across or crosswise; cross; transverse.
Antithetical.
Perverse; contrary; cross-grained.
To pass over or across; cross.
To put crosswise, or one across another.
To put in the way; oppose.
To cross, as a purpose; contravene; frustrate; baffle.
Synonyms Foil, Baffle, etc. See frustrate.
To be in opposition; be contrary or perverse; hence, to quarrel; contend.
From side to side; across; crosswise; transversely; athwart.
Used as a seat in a rowboat
Opposite to; over against.
To go crosswise or obliquely.
Across; athwart.
(adverb; preposition) Athwart; across.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: RELATED WORDS

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

Stifle, Prevent, Forestall, Derail, Scuttle, Stymie, Queer, Cross thwart, Scotch, Cross, Bilk, Baffle, Spoil, Foil, Frustrate

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: DESCRIBE WORDS

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

Disrupt, Stifle, Prevent, Forestall, Derail, Scuttle, Stymie, Queer, Scotch, Cross, Bilk, Baffle, Spoil, Foil, Frustrate

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

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.

Can such a simple step thwart Russian hackers?
Together, they thwart Satan and reclaim the body.
Could Be Deployed to Thwart Cyber Attacks, SCI.
Athens organizes to thwart any new Persian attack.
Captain Janeway was able to thwart this attempt.
Airmen planning strategic maneuvers to thwart adversarial threats.
Did you think to thwart me so easily.
Inclusiveness also can help thwart potential cultural mistakes.
United States to thwart the American war effort.
Even frivolous appeals could thwart management for years.

DISCOURAGE vs THWART: QUESTIONS

Do antitrust laws discourage businesses from doing social good?
Do gender stereotypes discourage girls from playing sports?
Does the patent system encourage or discourage innovation?
What are some leadership behaviors that discourage innovation?
How does an oligopoly encourage or discourage innovation?
How do established organizations discourage new entrants?
Did the $600 unemployment supplement discourage work?
Will post-service depositions discourage government officials?
What behaviors discourage empowerment in your team?
Do metatheoretical frameworks discourage critical analysis?

Are two giant health insurers accused of illegal steps to thwart change?
Why did Iraq's Oil Ministry thwart 3 prospective deals with China?
What is the purpose of a thwart on an inflatable boat?
Can Senate Republicans use the rules to thwart Democratic power grabs?
Was Homi Jehangir Bhabha assassinated to thwart India's nuclear programme?
Did Andrej Babis kidnap his son to thwart corruption inquiry?
What influences consumers to thwart perceived deception among retailers?
How to thwart pickpockets and sneak thieves in Italy?
Will wearing a face mask thwart surveillance cameras?
Did Facebook exploit user data to thwart competitors?

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