DEMORALISE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • lower someone’’s spirits
    • make downhearted
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These news depressed her
    • The bad state of her child’’s health demoralizes her
    Hypernyms(s) demoralise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • debauch the young people with wine and women
    • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
    • Do school counselors subvert young children?
    • corrupt the morals
    Hypernyms(s) demoralise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)