Discouragement

To discourage is to:

· cause to lose heart (dishearten, dismay)
· deprive of hope, confidence, courage, or spirit (deject, depress)
· crush enthusiasm by the expression of disapproval (frown upon)
· hinder by intimidation or threat (daunt, frighten)
· hamper by persuasion or the raising of objections (dissuade, deter)
· obstruct by real or supposed opposition or difficulty (hinder, derail)

And some...shall be weakened and fall, [...will lose courage and become deserters. It will be a test] to refine, to purify, and to make those among [God's people] white, even to the time of the end...
Daniel 11:35

But as for the cowards... and the cravenly lacking in courage and the cowardly submissive... [all of these shall have] their part in the lake that blazes with fire and brimstone...
Revelation 21:8

He said, I heard the sound of You [walking] in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Genesis 3:10

So I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground...
Matthew 25:25

So I turned around and gave my heart up to despair...
Ecclesiastes 2:20

Why do you discourage the hearts of the Israelites from going over into the land which the Lord has given them?
Numbers 32:7

...and the people became impatient (depressed, much discouraged), because [of the trials] of the way.
Numbers 21:4

And He said to them, Why are you disturbed and troubled, and why do such doubts and questionings arise in your hearts?
Luke 24:38

And He said to them, What is this discussion that you are exchanging ( throwing back and forth) between yourselves as you walk along? And they stood still, looking sad and downcast.
Luke 24:17

ALSO [Jesus] told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up).
Luke 18:1

And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words; though briers and thorns are all around you and you dwell and sit among scorpions, be not afraid of their words nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.
Ezekiel 2:6

Now My soul is troubled and distressed, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour [of trial and agony]? But it was for this very purpose that I have come to this hour [that I might undergo it].
John 12:27