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de·mor·al·ize
(dĭ-môr′ə-līz′, -mŏr′-)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.
de·mor′al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
de·mor′al·iz′er n.
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demoralize
(dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪz) ordemoralise
vb (tr)
1. (Psychology) to undermine the morale of; dishearten: he was demoralized by his defeat.
2. to debase morally; corrupt
3. to throw into confusion
deˌmoraliˈzation, deˌmoraliˈsation n
deˈmoralˌizer, deˈmoralˌiser n
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de•mor•al•ize
(dɪˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, -ˈmɒr-)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
1. to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of.
2. to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder.
3. to corrupt or undermine the morals of.
de•mor`al•i•za′tion, n.
de•mor′al•iz`er, n.
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demoralize
Past participle: demoralized
Gerund: demoralizing
| Imperative |
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| demoralize |
| demoralize |
| Present |
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| I demoralize |
| you demoralize |
| he/she/it demoralizes |
| we demoralize |
| you demoralize |
| they demoralize |
| Preterite |
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| I demoralized |
| you demoralized |
| he/she/it demoralized |
| we demoralized |
| you demoralized |
| they demoralized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am demoralizing |
| you are demoralizing |
| he/she/it is demoralizing |
| we are demoralizing |
| you are demoralizing |
| they are demoralizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have demoralized |
| you have demoralized |
| he/she/it has demoralized |
| we have demoralized |
| you have demoralized |
| they have demoralized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was demoralizing |
| you were demoralizing |
| he/she/it was demoralizing |
| we were demoralizing |
| you were demoralizing |
| they were demoralizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had demoralized |
| you had demoralized |
| he/she/it had demoralized |
| we had demoralized |
| you had demoralized |
| they had demoralized |
| Future |
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| I will demoralize |
| you will demoralize |
| he/she/it will demoralize |
| we will demoralize |
| you will demoralize |
| they will demoralize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have demoralized |
| you will have demoralized |
| he/she/it will have demoralized |
| we will have demoralized |
| you will have demoralized |
| they will have demoralized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be demoralizing |
| you will be demoralizing |
| he/she/it will be demoralizing |
| we will be demoralizing |
| you will be demoralizing |
| they will be demoralizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demoralizing |
| you have been demoralizing |
| he/she/it has been demoralizing |
| we have been demoralizing |
| you have been demoralizing |
| they have been demoralizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demoralizing |
| you will have been demoralizing |
| he/she/it will have been demoralizing |
| we will have been demoralizing |
| you will have been demoralizing |
| they will have been demoralizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demoralizing |
| you had been demoralizing |
| he/she/it had been demoralizing |
| we had been demoralizing |
| you had been demoralizing |
| they had been demoralizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would demoralize |
| you would demoralize |
| he/she/it would demoralize |
| we would demoralize |
| you would demoralize |
| they would demoralize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demoralized |
| you would have demoralized |
| he/she/it would have demoralized |
| we would have demoralized |
| you would have demoralized |
| they would have demoralized |
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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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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demoralize
verb dishearten, undermine, discourage, shake, depress, weaken, rattle (informal), daunt, unnerve, disconcert, psych out (informal), disempower, dispirit, deject One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.
encourage, boost, cheer, spur, hearten, egg on, gee up
encourage, boost, cheer, spur, hearten, egg on, gee up
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demoralize
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Translations
demoralizovat
demoralisere
demoralizál
lama hugrekki og siîferîisòrek
demoralizuoti
demoralizēt
demoralizovať
cesaretini kırmak moralini bozmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
demoralize
vt → entmutigen ; troops etc → demoralisieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
demoralize,
demoralise
(diˈmorəlaiz) verb to take away the confidence and courage of. The army was demoralized by its defeat. demoraliseer, ontmoedig يُضْعِف المَعْنَوِيَّه деморализирам desmoralizar demoralizovat demoralisieren demoralisere αποθαρρύνω desmoralizar demoraliseerima تضعیف روحیه کردن؛ درمانده کردن lannistaa démoraliser לְהוֹרִיד אֶת הַמוֹרָל निरुत्साह करना demoralizirati demoralizál meruntuhkan moral lama hugrekki og siðferðisþrek demoralizzare 勇気をくじく 용기를 꺾다 demoralizuoti demoralizēt melemahkan semangat demoraliseren demoralisere demoralizować بي زړه كول، دلسرده كول، بې همته كول، وارورخطاكول، فاسدول desmoralizar a demoraliza деморализовать demoralizovať pogum vzeti demoralizovati demoralisera ทําให้ลดความมั่นใจ ความหวัง หรือความกล้า cesaretini kırmak, moralini bozmak 士氣受挫 деморалізувати; вносити дезорганізацію حوصلہ شکنی کرنا làm nản lòng 士气受挫
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