- Dampen - Dishearten - To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to
depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the
opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his undertaking; he
need not be discouraged from a like attempt. - To dishearten one with respect to; to
discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as,
they discouraged his efforts. - Lack of courage; cowardliness.