Demoralize

Synonyms for "demoralize" (129 found)

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Closest matches (26)

Verb(6 words)

corrupt debase debauch deprave depresscast down

agitate bastardize bewilder bludgeon blusterbluster out ofbreak browbeat brutalize bulldoze bully canker chill confuse corrupt cow cripple crush damp dampen

Strong matches (39)

Verb(19 words)

darkens deject dejects demoralise demotivatedemotivate learnersdemotivated demotivating depraves despond devastate disaffects discourage discouraged discourages discouraging dishearten disheartened disheartening

dash daunt debase debauch debilitate defeat defile deject deprave depress devitalize disarrange discomfit disconcert discourage dishearten

Adjective(2 words)

deflated devastating

Noun(2 words)

despair disenchanted

Related words (64)

Verb(15 words)

disheartens dismay dispirit dispirited dispirits enervatesget downmisdirect pervert profane shatter subvert undermines unmotivated vitiate

disorder disorganize disparage dispirit disturb dragoon enervate fluster frighten harass hector huff intimidate jumbleknock downmuddle overcome overwhelm perturb pervert

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poison prostratepsych outrattle rot shakeshake upsnarl soil stain subdue sullysystematically terrorizeterrorize threaten unbrace undermine undo unman unnerve unsettle unstring upset vitiate warp weaken

Adjective(1 words)

dispiriting

Noun(2 words)

jades sap

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More general

16 entries

alter bedevil befuddle change confound confuse discombobulate discourageemotional impactemotional statefox fuddle modifynegative affective descriptorthrow undermining

More specific

10 entries

demoralized populationdemoralized studentsdemoralized workforcedemoralizing newsdemoralizing remarksdemoralizing speechethics erosionloss of motivationmoral declinemorale erosion

Collocations

9 entries

demoralized studentsdemoralized workforcedemoralizing atmospheredemoralizing effectdemoralizing newsloss of motivationmorale damagemorale declinemorale erosion

Inflections

5 entries

demoralized demoralizes demoralizingmore demoralizedmost demoralized

Derivations

5 entries

demoralization demoralized demoralizer demoralizing demoralizingly

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

It would demoralize the opposing team to give it the razz from the spectators' side.

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He likes to demoralize others.

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[I]f you convert a man brought up in another creed, you inevitably demoralize him.

Source: wiktionary

The election of a man like Mr. Blaine would be such an encouragement to the base and rapacious impulses apt to govern the conduct of politicians, it would so demoralize the public mind and open the floodgates of corruption so wide, that it is no exaggeration to say the success of our free institutions is at stake.

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