Definition of demoralize in English:

demoralize

(British demoralise)

verb dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzdəˈmɔrəˌlaɪz

[with object]

1Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.
使丧失士气，使气馁
the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, the national side, which once ruled the football world with a haughty confidence, is completely demoralized and there's less than a year to prepare for the great campaign on home ground.
- Instead of demoralizing a people, you have brought them closer together.
- They are helping our enemies to demoralize us into giving up.
- Each attack is designed to demoralize our people and divide us from one another.
- The parents and the teachers tend to compare their wards with their counterparts and as a result the child is demoralised in front of others.
- ‘People are very demoralized and unhappy,’ a former administration official said.
- The way you defeat an army, is by demoralizing the individual soldiers in it, or getting them to desert or retreat.
- I object, not to the paperwork that demoralises teachers, but to the undermining of them as caring and knowledgeable professionals that it represents.
- The principal of a south Armagh primary school broken into over the weekend says he is demoralised by the destruction left by the thieves.
- This criticism was said to have demoralised staff and caused a split between them and councillors.
- Groups used violence for political or ideological ends, as a means of demoralising their opponents, winning concessions or taking over territory.
- A decimated and demoralized staff is not an efficient one.
- Staff are demoralised, not least because local councils have eroded library opening hours and consequently cut shift allowances.
- And it just demoralised me totally when he would speak to me that way because I decided that I was doing everything in my power that I could to do what he wanted.
- ‘I thought I would find a company that had demoralised employees, low morale,’ he said.
- The aide admitted that the news of the killing was withheld to avoid demoralising the fighters.
- Another warden said: ‘The re-training will be pointless because the staff are all demoralised.’
- But, privately, he confided to friends that he was demoralized, even tempted to quit.
- But at just 39 years old the family doctor is so demoralised with his inability to care for his patients properly that he is leaving the profession altogether.
- Grimy wards, with paint peeling, dust gathering on windowsills and numerous unidentified stains, frighten patients and demoralise staff.
Synonyms
dishearten, dispirit, deject, cast down, depress, dismay, daunt, discourage, unman, unnerve, crush, sap, shake, throw, cow, subdue, undermine, devitalize, weaken, enfeeble, enervate
break someone's spirit, bring someone low
informal knock the stuffing out of, knock for six, knock sideways
dispirited, disheartened, downhearted, dejected, cast down, downcast, low, depressed, despairing
disconsolate, crestfallen, disappointed, dismayed, daunted, discouraged, unmanned, unnerved
crushed, humbled, cowed, subdued
sapped, drained, shaken, thrown, undermined, devitalized
informal fed up
British informal brassed off, cheesed off
vulgar slang pissed off
2archaic Corrupt the morals of (someone)
〈古〉使堕落，使腐化
she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized.
- It is you and the like of you that deprave and demoralize youth and prepare criminals for the gallows.
Synonyms
corrupt, deprave, warp, pervert, subvert, lead astray, make degenerate, ruin

Derivatives

demoralization

noun dɪˌmɒrəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

The poor areas may have generated more crime and disorder as a consequence of anonymity, demoralization and despair.
Example sentencesExamples
- Alcohol as a destructive force in Apache culture is a phenomenon that dates from colonization, and it has been a byproduct of demoralization and despair.
- I want to believe that the conclusions this woman reaches about her son's future are untrue, filtered through that terrible demoralization.
- These unhealthy developments have led to thorough demoralization in the bureaucracy, rampant indiscipline and all round inefficiency.
- This is not just demoralization; this is a clinical depression.

demoralizing

adjective dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzɪŋ

Causing someone to lose confidence or hope; disheartening.
使丧失士气，使气馁
the demoralizing effect of imprisonment
Example sentencesExamples
- their insecurity is demoralizing and bad for business
- ‘You're not far now,’ she deadpanned, setting me up for a demoralizing final 3.8 miles.
- Furthermore, nothing is more demoralizing for a company's personnel as when they realize they have to recreate hundreds of word documents and spreadsheets.
- And so I think they'll come to the realization that as difficult as our political compromise is, as tough as it is to work it out, it is much better than the continuation of this grinding, dehumanizing, demoralizing conflict.

demoralizingly

adverbdɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzɪŋli

The mile-markers passed one by one at demoralisingly infrequent intervals to anyone accustomed to training in kilometres.
Example sentencesExamples
- Much of the work needs effort to get started and can be demoralisingly difficult to complete.
- She is also pleased to have completed her course, having found some of the statistics modules demoralisingly difficult and the reading load hard to keep up with.

Origin

Late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral 'moral', from Latin moralis.

Definition of demoralize in US English:

demoralize

(British demoralise)

verbdəˈmɔrəˌlaɪzdəˈmôrəˌlīz

[with object]

1Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit.
使丧失士气，使气馁
their rejection of the treaty has demoralized the diplomatic community
Example sentencesExamples
- And it just demoralised me totally when he would speak to me that way because I decided that I was doing everything in my power that I could to do what he wanted.
- This criticism was said to have demoralised staff and caused a split between them and councillors.
- I object, not to the paperwork that demoralises teachers, but to the undermining of them as caring and knowledgeable professionals that it represents.
- Grimy wards, with paint peeling, dust gathering on windowsills and numerous unidentified stains, frighten patients and demoralise staff.
- Staff are demoralised, not least because local councils have eroded library opening hours and consequently cut shift allowances.
- The aide admitted that the news of the killing was withheld to avoid demoralising the fighters.
- Another warden said: ‘The re-training will be pointless because the staff are all demoralised.’
- Each attack is designed to demoralize our people and divide us from one another.
- They are helping our enemies to demoralize us into giving up.
- Now, the national side, which once ruled the football world with a haughty confidence, is completely demoralized and there's less than a year to prepare for the great campaign on home ground.
- ‘People are very demoralized and unhappy,’ a former administration official said.
- The parents and the teachers tend to compare their wards with their counterparts and as a result the child is demoralised in front of others.
- Groups used violence for political or ideological ends, as a means of demoralising their opponents, winning concessions or taking over territory.
- The way you defeat an army, is by demoralizing the individual soldiers in it, or getting them to desert or retreat.
- But at just 39 years old the family doctor is so demoralised with his inability to care for his patients properly that he is leaving the profession altogether.
- The principal of a south Armagh primary school broken into over the weekend says he is demoralised by the destruction left by the thieves.
- But, privately, he confided to friends that he was demoralized, even tempted to quit.
- ‘I thought I would find a company that had demoralised employees, low morale,’ he said.
- A decimated and demoralized staff is not an efficient one.
- Instead of demoralizing a people, you have brought them closer together.
Synonyms
dispirited, disheartened, downhearted, dejected, cast down, downcast, low, depressed, despairing
dishearten, dispirit, deject, cast down, depress, dismay, daunt, discourage, unman, unnerve, crush, sap, shake, throw, cow, subdue, undermine, devitalize, weaken, enfeeble, enervate
2archaic Corrupt the morals of (someone).
〈古〉使堕落，使腐化
Example sentencesExamples
- It is you and the like of you that deprave and demoralize youth and prepare criminals for the gallows.
- It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized.
Synonyms
corrupt, deprave, warp, pervert, subvert, lead astray, make degenerate, ruin

Origin

Late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral ‘moral’, from Latin moralis.

单词	demoralize
释义	Definition of demoralize in English: demoralize (British demoralise) verb dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzdəˈmɔrəˌlaɪz [with object] 1Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope. 使丧失士气，使气馁 the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions Example sentencesExamples Now, the national side, which once ruled the football world with a haughty confidence, is completely demoralized and there's less than a year to prepare for the great campaign on home ground. Instead of demoralizing a people, you have brought them closer together. They are helping our enemies to demoralize us into giving up. Each attack is designed to demoralize our people and divide us from one another. The parents and the teachers tend to compare their wards with their counterparts and as a result the child is demoralised in front of others. ‘People are very demoralized and unhappy,’ a former administration official said. The way you defeat an army, is by demoralizing the individual soldiers in it, or getting them to desert or retreat. I object, not to the paperwork that demoralises teachers, but to the undermining of them as caring and knowledgeable professionals that it represents. The principal of a south Armagh primary school broken into over the weekend says he is demoralised by the destruction left by the thieves. This criticism was said to have demoralised staff and caused a split between them and councillors. Groups used violence for political or ideological ends, as a means of demoralising their opponents, winning concessions or taking over territory. A decimated and demoralized staff is not an efficient one. Staff are demoralised, not least because local councils have eroded library opening hours and consequently cut shift allowances. And it just demoralised me totally when he would speak to me that way because I decided that I was doing everything in my power that I could to do what he wanted. ‘I thought I would find a company that had demoralised employees, low morale,’ he said. The aide admitted that the news of the killing was withheld to avoid demoralising the fighters. Another warden said: ‘The re-training will be pointless because the staff are all demoralised.’ But, privately, he confided to friends that he was demoralized, even tempted to quit. But at just 39 years old the family doctor is so demoralised with his inability to care for his patients properly that he is leaving the profession altogether. Grimy wards, with paint peeling, dust gathering on windowsills and numerous unidentified stains, frighten patients and demoralise staff. Synonyms dishearten, dispirit, deject, cast down, depress, dismay, daunt, discourage, unman, unnerve, crush, sap, shake, throw, cow, subdue, undermine, devitalize, weaken, enfeeble, enervate break someone's spirit, bring someone low informal knock the stuffing out of, knock for six, knock sideways dispirited, disheartened, downhearted, dejected, cast down, downcast, low, depressed, despairing disconsolate, crestfallen, disappointed, dismayed, daunted, discouraged, unmanned, unnerved crushed, humbled, cowed, subdued sapped, drained, shaken, thrown, undermined, devitalized informal fed up British informal brassed off, cheesed off vulgar slang pissed off 2archaic Corrupt the morals of (someone) 〈古〉使堕落，使腐化 she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’ Example sentencesExamples It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized. It is you and the like of you that deprave and demoralize youth and prepare criminals for the gallows. Synonyms corrupt, deprave, warp, pervert, subvert, lead astray, make degenerate, ruin Derivatives demoralization noun dɪˌmɒrəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n The poor areas may have generated more crime and disorder as a consequence of anonymity, demoralization and despair. Example sentencesExamples Alcohol as a destructive force in Apache culture is a phenomenon that dates from colonization, and it has been a byproduct of demoralization and despair. I want to believe that the conclusions this woman reaches about her son's future are untrue, filtered through that terrible demoralization. These unhealthy developments have led to thorough demoralization in the bureaucracy, rampant indiscipline and all round inefficiency. This is not just demoralization; this is a clinical depression. demoralizing adjective dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzɪŋ Causing someone to lose confidence or hope; disheartening. 使丧失士气，使气馁 the demoralizing effect of imprisonment Example sentencesExamples their insecurity is demoralizing and bad for business ‘You're not far now,’ she deadpanned, setting me up for a demoralizing final 3.8 miles. Furthermore, nothing is more demoralizing for a company's personnel as when they realize they have to recreate hundreds of word documents and spreadsheets. And so I think they'll come to the realization that as difficult as our political compromise is, as tough as it is to work it out, it is much better than the continuation of this grinding, dehumanizing, demoralizing conflict. demoralizingly adverbdɪˈmɒrəlʌɪzɪŋli The mile-markers passed one by one at demoralisingly infrequent intervals to anyone accustomed to training in kilometres. Example sentencesExamples Much of the work needs effort to get started and can be demoralisingly difficult to complete. She is also pleased to have completed her course, having found some of the statistics modules demoralisingly difficult and the reading load hard to keep up with. Origin Late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral 'moral', from Latin moralis. Definition of demoralize in US English: demoralize (British demoralise) verbdəˈmɔrəˌlaɪzdəˈmôrəˌlīz [with object] 1Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit. 使丧失士气，使气馁 their rejection of the treaty has demoralized the diplomatic community Example sentencesExamples And it just demoralised me totally when he would speak to me that way because I decided that I was doing everything in my power that I could to do what he wanted. This criticism was said to have demoralised staff and caused a split between them and councillors. I object, not to the paperwork that demoralises teachers, but to the undermining of them as caring and knowledgeable professionals that it represents. Grimy wards, with paint peeling, dust gathering on windowsills and numerous unidentified stains, frighten patients and demoralise staff. Staff are demoralised, not least because local councils have eroded library opening hours and consequently cut shift allowances. The aide admitted that the news of the killing was withheld to avoid demoralising the fighters. Another warden said: ‘The re-training will be pointless because the staff are all demoralised.’ Each attack is designed to demoralize our people and divide us from one another. They are helping our enemies to demoralize us into giving up. Now, the national side, which once ruled the football world with a haughty confidence, is completely demoralized and there's less than a year to prepare for the great campaign on home ground. ‘People are very demoralized and unhappy,’ a former administration official said. The parents and the teachers tend to compare their wards with their counterparts and as a result the child is demoralised in front of others. Groups used violence for political or ideological ends, as a means of demoralising their opponents, winning concessions or taking over territory. The way you defeat an army, is by demoralizing the individual soldiers in it, or getting them to desert or retreat. But at just 39 years old the family doctor is so demoralised with his inability to care for his patients properly that he is leaving the profession altogether. The principal of a south Armagh primary school broken into over the weekend says he is demoralised by the destruction left by the thieves. But, privately, he confided to friends that he was demoralized, even tempted to quit. ‘I thought I would find a company that had demoralised employees, low morale,’ he said. A decimated and demoralized staff is not an efficient one. Instead of demoralizing a people, you have brought them closer together. Synonyms dispirited, disheartened, downhearted, dejected, cast down, downcast, low, depressed, despairing dishearten, dispirit, deject, cast down, depress, dismay, daunt, discourage, unman, unnerve, crush, sap, shake, throw, cow, subdue, undermine, devitalize, weaken, enfeeble, enervate 2archaic Corrupt the morals of (someone). 〈古〉使堕落，使腐化 Example sentencesExamples It is you and the like of you that deprave and demoralize youth and prepare criminals for the gallows. It is a perceptive account of life in an occupied city, in which victors and vanquished alike are corrupted and demoralized. Synonyms corrupt, deprave, warp, pervert, subvert, lead astray, make degenerate, ruin Origin Late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral ‘moral’, from Latin moralis.
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