demoralize
verb/dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/
/dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz/
(British English also demoralise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they demoralize | /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/ /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it demoralizes | /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪz/ /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple demoralized | /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzd/ /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle demoralized | /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzd/ /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form demoralizing | /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪzɪŋ/ /dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- demoralize somebody to make somebody lose confidence or hope synonym dishearten
- Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
- The world depression further demoralized the labour movement.
- Many members were demoralized by the leadership’s failure to implement reforms.
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral ‘moral’, from Latin moralis.Want to learn more?
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