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demoralize

verb

1 demoralize

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.

synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate.

Roget 945: be vicious etc. adj.; sin, commit sin, do amiss, err, transgress; misdemean oneself, forget oneself, misconduct oneself; misdo, misbehave; fall, ... show more

Dutch: bederven, corrumperen

2 demoralize

Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted:
— The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her.

synonyms: cast down, deject, demoralise, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down.

Dutch: neerslachtig maken, demotiveren, deprimeren, ontmoedigen

3 demoralize

Confuse or put into disorder.


adjective

Roget 659: unimproved etc. (improve) etc. 658; deteriorated etc. v.; altered, altered for the worse; injured etc. v.; ... show more

Moby thesaurus: agitate, bastardize, bewilder, bludgeon, bluster, bluster out of, browbeat, brutalize, bulldoze, bully, chill, confuse, corrupt, cow, cripple, crush, damp, dampen, dash, daunt ... show more.

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