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Demoralize

dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz

Demoralize definitions

verb

Inflections:

demoralise demoralised demoralises demoralising demoralize demoralized demoralizes demoralizing

cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope

"the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions"

Synonyms:
dispirited disheartened downhearted dejected cast down downcast low depressed despairing dishearten dispirit deject cast down depress dismay daunt discourage unman unnerve crush sap shake throw cow subdue undermine devitalize weaken enfeeble enervate
corrupt the morals of (someone)

"she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’"

Synonyms:
corrupt deprave warp pervert subvert lead astray make degenerate ruin