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demoralizing |
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demoralizing adjective disheartening, discouraging, depressing, crushing, disappointing, daunting, dampening, dispiriting Persistent disapproval or criticism can be highly demoralizing. encouraging, comforting, cheering, reassuring, heartening Translations demoralizing [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋ] demoralising (British) adj (= disheartening) [experience] → démoralisant(e) demo tape n → cassette f de démo demoralizing adj → entmutigend; (for troops etc) → demoralisierend demoralizing [dɪˈmɒr/əlaɪzɪŋ] adj → demoralizzante demoralizing [dɪˈmɒr/əlaɪzɪŋ] adj → demoralizzante How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Only the north-west phase of that mighty display is not demoralizing to the same extent, because between the hail and sleet squalls of a north-westerly gale one can see a long way ahead. The demoralizing influence of a dissolute foreign population, and the frequent visits of all descriptions of vessels, have tended not a little to increase the evils alluded to. He sat back upon the bench then and glared at the open doors and the key, realizing now that they were part of a well-laid scheme of refined torture, none the less demoralizing because it inflicted no physical suffering. |
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