discourage vs herd

discourage

verb
  • To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject. 

  • To persuade somebody not to do (something). 

noun
  • Lack of courage 

herd

verb
  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

How often have the words discourage and herd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )