what does demoralize mean?
DEMORALIZE as VERB
- Meaning
- confuse or put into disorder
Usage Example(s)
- the boss’’s behavior demoralized everyone in the office
Hypernyms(s) demoralize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- lower someone’’s spirits
- make downhearted
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Usage Example(s)
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child’’s health demoralizes her
Hypernyms(s) demoralize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- 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) demoralize is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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