demoralize (redirected from demoralizes)

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

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demoralize

v demoralize, demoralise [diˈmorəlaiz]

to take away the confidence and courage of The army was demoralized by its defeat. demoraliseer, ontmoedig يُضْعِف المَعْنَوِيَّه деморализирам demoralizovat demoralisere demoralisieren αποθαρρύνω desmoralizar demoraliseerima تضعیف روحیه کردن؛ درمانده کردن demoralisoida démoraliser לְהוֹרִיד אֶת הַמוֹרָל निरुत्साह करना demoralizirati demoralizál meruntuhkan moral lama hugrekki og siðferðisþrek demoralizzare 勇気をくじく 자신감·사기를 꺾다 demoralizuoti demoralizēt melemahkan semangat demoraliseren demoralisere demoralizować desmoralizar a demo­raliza деморализовать demoralizovať pogum vzeti demoralizovati demoralisera ทำให้ลดความมั่นใจ ความหวัง หรือความกล้า cesaretini kırmak, moralini bozmak 士气受挫 деморалізувати; вносити дезорганізацію حوصلہ شکنی کرنا làm nản lòng 士气受挫