demoralisation

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demoralisation - a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff" demoralization confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion"
	2.	demoralisation - depression resulting from an undermining of your morale demoralization depression - sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
	3.	demoralisation - destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy demoralization degradation, debasement - changing to a lower state (a less respected state)