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demoralize English

Meaning demoralize meaning

What does demoralize mean?
Definitions in simple English

demoralize Verb

— If you demoralize someone or something, you make them lose their morale; you dishearten them. The army was demoralized by their leaders' speech before the big battle.

demoralize

— verb confuse or put into disorder the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office — verb (= corrupt, subvert, debauch) 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 — verb (= depress, demoralise) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted These news depressed her The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her

Synonyms demoralize synonyms

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demoralize English » English

demoralise dispirit deprave corrupt dishearten discourage oppress dismay depress debauch vitiate subvert profane pervert misdirect get down deject debase cast down worry violate upset unnerved tyrannize tribulate seduce scared pressure press mortify knock down humiliate haunt gag frustrate fearful distress disheartened discountenance daunt crush cowardize bother beset bar afraid

Topics demoralize topics

What do people use demoralize to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Confident
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

Conjugation demoralize conjugation

How do you conjugate demoralize?

demoralize · verb

Examples demoralize examples

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Simple sentences

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

Movie subtitles

Hearing this bird repeat those words day and night will only demoralize us.
Otsu, don't demoralize me, please.
Tomorrow, this will demoralize them.
Thosejerks would demoralize anyone.
Just don't demoralize.
Perhaps you imagine a huge network of conspirators. prepared to commit any atrocity to demoralize. and weaken the order of our society.
Look at him in his romantic haze! A sentimental robot. He'd demoralize any woman!
But we mustn't let it demoralize us. We must carry on.
Because now the enemies use every opportunity to demoralize our young people, to tear them away from the Party, to drive a wedge between fathers and children.
Which would demoralize all sides.
My superiors feel it will demoralize the enemy.
Put this asbestos lab coat on. This little machine can demoralize the fiercest army on earth.
Let's see if this thing really does demoralize people, or if we're wasting our time.
We are trying to demoralize this terrorist, trying to isolate him from his family, and here you are playing Santa Claus.
Such demonstrations demoralize the country.
These conflicting orders confuse and demoralize our troops.
He may demoralize the platoon.
My superiors feel it will demoralize the enemy. Force a surrender.
This little machine can demoralize the fiercest army on earth. Go ahead.
First of all, frighten people, and secondly, demoralize them.
You are as much my enemy as the French, since you seek to demoralize, to lie about our weaknesses, and to spin tales of sickness.
To truly demoralize a nation requires a public spectacle on the grandest scale.
He could demoralize an anthill!
I won't let you demoralize me.
Kuwano's manager accused him of lacking fight. Adding that his attitude was liable to demoralize the Japanese team.
But in order to utterly stun and demoralize the enemy, we propose to launch that blow at night, two hours before dawn, under the light of 140 anti-aircraft searchlights.
He was buried secretly, so as not to demoralize the troops.
Designed to force confessions. To confuse, demoralize and punish.
Maybe he hopes to demoralize the soldiers we have into deserting.

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