Demoralize

Demoralize
Demoralize De*mor"al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d['e]moraliser; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. [1913 Webster]

The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. --Walsh. [1913 Webster]

The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]


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  • demoralize — [v1] depress, unnerve abash, blow out, blow up, chill, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debilitate, deject, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, discourage, dishearten, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get …   New thesaurus

  • demoralize — index brutalize, debase, deteriorate, discompose, discourage, disgrace, pervert, subvert, taint ( …   Law dictionary

  • demoralize — c.1793, to corrupt the morals of, from Fr. démoraliser, from de remove (see DE (Cf. de )) + moral (adj.) (see MORAL (Cf. moral)). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of lower the morale of (especially of armies) is first recorded …   Etymology dictionary

  • demoralize — (Amer.) de·mor·al·ize || dɪ mÉ’rÉ™laɪz v. cause despair, lower morale; corrupt morals (also demoralise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • demoralize — (also demoralise) ► VERB ▪ cause to lose confidence or hope. DERIVATIVES demoralization noun demoralized adjective demoralizing adjective. ORIGIN French démoraliser corrupt, deprave …   English terms dictionary

  • demoralize — ☆ demoralize [dē môr′ə līz΄, dimôr′ə līz ] vt. demoralized, demoralizing [coined (1793) by WEBSTER3 Noah < DE + MORAL + IZE] 1. Now Rare to corrupt the morals of; deprave 2. to lower the morale of; weaken the spirit, courage …   English World dictionary

  • demoralize — sf., Fr. démoralise Moralini bozmak anlamındaki demoralize etmek, morali bozulmak anlamındaki demoralize olmak birleşik fiillerinde geçen bir söz …   Çağatay Osmanlı Sözlük

  • demoralize — UK [dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz] / US [dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms demoralize : present tense I/you/we/they demoralize he/she/it demoralizes present participle demoralizing past tense demoralized past participle demoralized to make someone lose… …   English dictionary

  • demoralize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disconcert, dishearten; disorganize, confuse; corrupt, deprave. See impotence, dejection, improbity.Ant., boost, encourage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. dispirit, daunt, unnerve, destroy the morale of;… …   English dictionary for students

  • demoralize — [[t]dɪmɒ̱rəlaɪz, AM mɔ͟ːr [/t]] demoralizes, demoralizing, demoralized VERB If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. [V n] Clearly, one of the objectives is to… …   English dictionary

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