demoralize

  • 1demoralize — [v1] depress, unnerve abash, blow out, blow up, chill, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debilitate, deject, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get …

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  • 2Demoralize — De*mor al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[ e]moraliser; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3demoralize — index brutalize, debase, deteriorate, discompose, discourage, disgrace, pervert, subvert, taint ( …

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  • 4demoralize — c.1793, to corrupt the morals of, from Fr. démoraliser, from de remove (see DE (Cf. de )) + moral (adj.) (see MORAL (Cf. moral)). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of lower the morale of (especially of armies) is first recorded …

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  • 5demoralize — (Amer.) de·mor·al·ize || dɪ mÉ’rÉ™laɪz v. cause despair, lower morale; corrupt morals (also demoralise) …

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  • 6demoralize — (also demoralise) ► VERB ▪ cause to lose confidence or hope. DERIVATIVES demoralization noun demoralized adjective demoralizing adjective. ORIGIN French démoraliser corrupt, deprave …

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  • 7demoralize — ☆ demoralize [dē môr′ə līz΄, dimôr′ə līz ] vt. demoralized, demoralizing [coined (1793) by WEBSTER3 Noah < DE + MORAL + IZE] 1. Now Rare to corrupt the morals of; deprave 2. to lower the morale of; weaken the spirit, courage …

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  • 8demoralize — sf., Fr. démoralise Moralini bozmak anlamındaki demoralize etmek, morali bozulmak anlamındaki demoralize olmak birleşik fiillerinde geçen bir söz …

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  • 9demoralize — UK [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz] / US [dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms demoralize : present tense I/you/we/they demoralize he/she/it demoralizes present participle demoralizing past tense demoralized past participle demoralized to make someone lose… …

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  • 10demoralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, dishearten; disorganize, confuse; corrupt, deprave. See impotence, dejection, improbity.Ant., boost, encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispirit, daunt, unnerve, destroy the morale of;… …

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