(BrE also demoralise) verb
[VN] [usuallypassive] to make sb lose confidence or hope
SYNDISHEARTEN:
Constant criticism is enough to demoralize anybody.
demoralized, demoralised adjective:
The workers here seem very demoralized.
demoralizing, demoralising adjective:
the demoralizing effects of unemployment
demoralization, demoralisation noun [U]
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