Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

Encourage

Dishearten

The most appropriate antonym of the word "encourage" is dishearten.

• Encourage means "to give someone courage or confidence to do something."
• Dishearten means "to make someone lose courage or confidence."

The other words do not have the same meaning as discourage.

• Boost means "to increase the strength or effectiveness of something."
• Inspire means "to fill someone with the urge or ability to do something."
• Energize means "to give someone energy or vitality."