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- Dictionarydemoralize/dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope: "the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions"
- 2. corrupt the morals of (someone): archaic "she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’"
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DEMORALIZE definition: 1. to make someone or something feel much less confident: 2. to make someone or something feel…. Learn more.
1. : to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : to corrupt the morals of. 2. a. : to weaken the morale of : discourage, dispirit. were demoralized by the loss. b. : to upset or destroy the normal functioning of. foreclosures were further demoralizing an already desperate real-estate market F. D. Roosevelt. c.
If something demoralizes you, it makes you feel bad or hopeless. When your soccer team was trounced by the last-place team in the league, the loss seemed to demoralize everyone, from players to coaches to fans.
Demoralize definition: to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of. See examples of DEMORALIZE used in a sentence.
DEMORALIZE meaning: 1. to make someone or something feel much less confident: 2. to make someone or something feel…. Learn more.
verb. If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can. [VERB noun] Synonyms: dishearten, undermine, discourage, shake More Synonyms of demoralize. demoralized adjective.
demoralize somebody to make somebody lose confidence or hope synonym dishearten. Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody. The world depression further demoralized the labour movement. Many members were demoralized by the leadership’s failure to implement reforms.
1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff. 2. To put into disorder; confuse. 3. To debase the morals of; corrupt. de·mor′al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n. de·mor′al·iz′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
A complete guide to the word "DEMORALIZE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down. see more. verb. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate. see more.
