单词 | demoralized |
释义 | demoralizedadj. 1. Morally corrupted, lacking in moral values; (also) robbed of moral significance or influence. Now somewhat archaic (chiefly U.S.). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > [adjective] woughc888 litherc893 frakeda900 sinnyc950 unrighteouseOE baleOE manOE unfeleOE ungoodc1000 unwrasta1122 illc1175 nithec1175 wickc1175 hinderfulc1200 quedec1275 wickedc1275 wondlichc1275 unkindc1325 badc1330 divers1340 wrakefula1350 felonousc1374 flagitiousc1384 lewdc1386 noughta1387 ungoodly1390 unquertc1390 diverse1393 felona1400 imperfectc1400 unfairc1400 unfinec1400 unblesseda1425 meschant?c1450 naughtyc1460 feculent1471 sinister1474 noughty?1490 ill-deedya1500 pernicious?1533 scelerous1534 naught1536 goodlyc1560 nefarious1567 iron1574 felly1583 paganish1587 improbate1596 malefactious1607 villain1607 infand1608 scelestious1609 illful1613 scelestic1628 inimicitious1641 infandous1645 iniquous1655 improbous1657 malefactory1667 perta1704 iniquitous1726 unracy1782 unredeemed1799 demoralized1800 fetid1805 scarlet1820 gammy1832 nefast1849 disvaluable1942 badass1955 bad-assed1962 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > [adjective] unkind1340 degeneratea1513 bastardlyc1567 regenerate1596 embased1602 sunk1602 depressed1647 abastardized1653 demoralized1800 debased1863 1800 S. Spring Disc. on Death G. Washington 10 Shall the sons of science..bless the stars, Jupiter or Minerva or Dame Nature or any other vanities of a demoralized heart as the beneficent author of education? 1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited xi. 401 The demoralized state of the public character. 1883 Harper's Mag. Dec. 81/2 You'd be listening to every word through the key-hole, you're so demoralized! 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. viii. 242 These are symptoms of the end: magnifications of demoralized power, minifications of life. 1995 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl.-Bull. (Nexis) 23 July 1 a Raising children to be self-centered, irresponsible and ultimately demoralized. 2. Characterized by a loss of confidence or hope; low on morale; disheartened. Also in extended use. In early use chiefly in military contexts. ΚΠ 1813 European Mag. Oct. 359/1 In one of the Bulletins it is stated, that intercepted despatches exposed the bad condition and demoralized state of the French army. 1867 ‘Ouida’ Under Two Flags II. vi. 148 Cigarette..rallied a demoralised troop, reeling drunk and mad, away from a razzia. 1885 Cent. Mag. July 450/1 He was told that the Federal army was passing over Malvern Hill in a demoralized condition. 1894 Daily News 2 June 3/7 The market became demoralized owing to foreign advices, heavy liquidations, foreign selling, and better crop news. 1909 Chatterbox 118/1 British troops will bear any privations to attack an enemy, but sometimes they are apt to become demoralised. 1994 M. Ward Why your Corporate Culture Change isn't Working (1995) iii. 75 From a business point of view, a demoralized workforce is hardly the most worthwhile asset. 2012 Washington Post (Nexis) 12 Jan. b1 The Republican grass roots can be forgiven for feeling demoralized and disillusioned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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