demoralization[di,mɔrəlai'zeiʃən; -li'z]

• n.demoralize的变形

demoralize[di'mɔrəlaiz]

• vt.
  • 使士气低落，使无斗志，削弱…的士气、勇气、风纪或耐力；挫…的锐气，使泄气：

    Talk of defeat had demoralized the team.

    谈论失败使球队士气低落。

  • 使陷入混乱状态：

    We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that were lost for hours.

    因那个错误的转弯，我们迷路数小时，这使我们陷入混乱。

  • 使…道德败坏，使堕落，使腐败，使腐化：

    be morally demoralized

    道德败坏

• 变形:

  vt.demoralized.demoralizing