单词 | demoralize |
释义 | demoralize —demoralization, n. —demoralizer, n. —demoralizingly, adv. /di mawr"euh luyz', -mor"-/, v.t., demoralized, demoralizing. 1. to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry. 2. to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours. 3. to corrupt or undermine the morals of. Also, esp. Brit., demoralise. [1785-95; < F démoraliser. See DE-, MORAL, -IZE] |
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