Demotivating

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of demotivate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    That causes demotivation.

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"Once people start comparing themselves to others who already have experienced great success, this becomes an extremely demotivating factor to them."

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