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demoralized
de·mor·al·ize D0126500 (dĭ-môr′ə-līz′, -mŏr′-)tr.v. de·mor·al·ized, de·mor·al·iz·ing, de·mor·al·iz·es 1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.2. To put into disorder; confuse.3. To debase the morals of; corrupt. de·mor′al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.de·mor′al·iz′er n.demoralized (dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪzd) or demoralisedadjdispirited; disheartenedThesaurusAdj. | 1. | demoralized - made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"demoralised, discouraged, disheartenedpessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome |
demoralizedadjective disheartened, undermined, discouraged, broken, depressed, crushed, weakened, subdued, unnerved, unmanned, dispirited, downcast, sick as a parrot (informal) the legitimate grievances of a demoralized workforceTranslationsdemoralized Related to demoralized: presumptuous, unequivocallySynonyms for demoralizedadj disheartenedSynonyms- disheartened
- undermined
- discouraged
- broken
- depressed
- crushed
- weakened
- subdued
- unnerved
- unmanned
- dispirited
- downcast
- sick as a parrot
Synonyms for demoralizedadj made less hopeful or enthusiasticSynonyms- demoralised
- discouraged
- disheartened
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