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verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.
1.
to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
2.
to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.
3.
to corrupt or undermine the morals of.
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Demoralize
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Example Sentences
- But it can demoralize those who have been earnestly trying to rehabilitate themselves.
- Please don't let your formating troubles or this discussion demoralize you, but be realistic too.
- Such actions, as history shows, do not demoralize or hasten the defeat of an enemy.
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Word Origin & History
demoralize
c.1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from Fr. demoraliser, from de- "remove" + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the Fr. Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848.
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