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Word: Demoralize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral ‘moral’, from Latin moralis
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope
Short Definition:cause someone to lose confidence or hope
Examples:- the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions
Definition:
corrupt the morals of (someone)
Short Definition:corrupt morals of
Examples:- she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’
Variant Forms:
- demoralise
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