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verb (used with object),
de·mor·al·ized,
de·mor·al·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;
<
French
démoraliser.
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de-
,
moral
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-ize
Related forms
de·mor·al·i·za·tion,
noun
de·mor·al·iz·er,
noun
de·mor·al·iz·ing·ly,
adverb
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demoralizing
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destructive of morale and self-reliance
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