- demoralize
- v. a.
1.Corrupt, deprave, vitiate, deprive of moral principle.2.(Mil.) Deprive of courage or confidence, break down the morale or discipline of.
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demoralize — [v1] depress, unnerve abash, blow out, blow up, chill, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debilitate, deject, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get … New thesaurus
Demoralize — De*mor al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[ e]moraliser; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demoralize — index brutalize, debase, deteriorate, discompose, discourage, disgrace, pervert, subvert, taint ( … Law dictionary
demoralize — c.1793, to corrupt the morals of, from Fr. démoraliser, from de remove (see DE (Cf. de )) + moral (adj.) (see MORAL (Cf. moral)). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of lower the morale of (especially of armies) is first recorded … Etymology dictionary
demoralize — (Amer.) de·mor·al·ize || dɪ mÉ’rÉ™laɪz v. cause despair, lower morale; corrupt morals (also demoralise) … English contemporary dictionary
demoralize — (also demoralise) ► VERB ▪ cause to lose confidence or hope. DERIVATIVES demoralization noun demoralized adjective demoralizing adjective. ORIGIN French démoraliser corrupt, deprave … English terms dictionary
demoralize — ☆ demoralize [dē môr′ə līz΄, dimôr′ə līz ] vt. demoralized, demoralizing [coined (1793) by WEBSTER3 Noah < DE + MORAL + IZE] 1. Now Rare to corrupt the morals of; deprave 2. to lower the morale of; weaken the spirit, courage … English World dictionary
demoralize — sf., Fr. démoralise Moralini bozmak anlamındaki demoralize etmek, morali bozulmak anlamındaki demoralize olmak birleşik fiillerinde geçen bir söz … Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük
demoralize — UK [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz] / US [dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms demoralize : present tense I/you/we/they demoralize he/she/it demoralizes present participle demoralizing past tense demoralized past participle demoralized to make someone lose… … English dictionary
demoralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, dishearten; disorganize, confuse; corrupt, deprave. See impotence, dejection, improbity.Ant., boost, encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispirit, daunt, unnerve, destroy the morale of;… … English dictionary for students
demoralize — [[t]dɪmɒ̱rəlaɪz, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] demoralizes, demoralizing, demoralized VERB If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. [V n] Clearly, one of the objectives is to… … English dictionary
