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de·mor·al·ize    Audio Help   [di-mawr-uh-lahyz, -mor-] Pronunciation Key
–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.
Also, especially British, de·mor·al·ise.


[Origin: 1785–95; < F démoraliser. See de-, moral, -ize]

de·mor·al·i·za·tion, noun
de·mor·al·iz·er, noun
de·mor·al·iz·ing·ly, adverb
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de·mor·al·ize    Audio Help   (dĭ-môr'ə-līz', -mŏr'-)  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing, de·mor·al·iz·es
  1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
  2. To put into disorder; confuse.
  3. To debase the morals of; corrupt.

de·mor'al·i·za'tion (-ə-lĭ-zā'shən) n., de·mor'al·iz'er n.
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