Demoralize Definition

dĭ-môrə-līz, -mŏr-
demoralized, demoralizes, demoralizing
verb
demoralized, demoralizes, demoralizing
To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten.
An inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
American Heritage
To corrupt the morals of; deprave.
Webster's New World
To lower the morale of; weaken the spirit, courage, discipline, or staying power of.
Webster's New World
To put into disorder; confuse.
American Heritage
To throw into confusion.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Demoralize

  • From French démoraliser

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Demoralize Sentence Examples

  • He died a broken-hearted man, prophesying the inevitable ruin of a nation which he himself had done so much to demoralize.

  • In the rest of the country they had not been allowed to reside in the villages, because their habits of keeping vodka-shops and lending money at usurious interest were found to demoralize the peasantry, and even in the towns their numbers and occupations had been restricted by the authorities.

  • If you don't get those taken care of first, the pain that those problems cause could demoralize you and cause you to fall out of the sport of jogging forever.

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DDEDEM

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EZEIZE

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