demoralize

de·mor·al·ize  (d-môr-lz, -mr-)

tr.v. de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing, de·mor·al·iz·es

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.

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de·moral·i·zation (--l-zshn) n.

de·moral·izer n.

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demoralize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to deprive (someone) of confidence or enthusiasm: she had been demoralized and had just given up

demoralization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	demoralize - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvert alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism" lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office" bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
	2.	demoralize - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" depress, dismay, dispirit, cast down, deject, demoralise, get down chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
	3.	demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" befuddle, confound, confuse, discombobulate, fox, bedevil, fuddle, throw - be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

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demoralize

verb dishearten, undermine, discourage, shake, depress, weaken, rattle (informal) daunt, unnerve, disconcert, psych out (informal) dispirit, deject << OPPOSITE encourage

Translations

demoralize [dɪˈmɔrəlaɪz] vt → desmoralizar

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demoralize [dɪˈmɔrəlaɪz] vt → démoraliser

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demoralize [dɪˈmɔrəlaɪz] vt → entmutigen

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demoralize [dɪˈmɔrəlaɪz] vt → demoralizzare