Definition of demoralise Demoralise
/dɪmˈɒɹəlˌaɪz/ - de•mor•al•ise
We found 3 definitions of demoralise from 2 different sources.
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demoralise - /dɪmˈɒɹəlˌaɪz/
American English
demoralize - /dɪmɔˈɹʌlajˌz/
What does demoralise mean?
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| demoralise - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" | ||
| corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| carnalise, sensualise, carnalize, sensualize debase through carnal gratification | ||
| infect contaminate with a disease or microorganism | ||
| lead off, lead astray teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits" | ||
| poison administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" | ||
| bastardise, bastardize declare a child to be illegitimate | ||
| suborn induce to commit perjury or give false testimony; "The President tried to suborn false witnesses" | ||
| demoralise - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" | ||
| depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize | ||
| elate, lift up, intoxicate, uplift, pick up fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits" | ||
| discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged | ||
| chill depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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demoralise
de-mor′al-īz, v.t. to corrupt in morals: to lower the morale—that is, to deprive of spirit and confidence: to throw into confusion.—n. Demoralisā′tion, act of demoralising: corruption or subversion of morals.—p.adj. Demoralīs′ing
