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   De·mor·al·ize

   /dəˈmôrəˌlīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit: "their rejection of the treaty has demoralized the diplomatic community"
   • 2. corrupt the morals of (someone): archaic "she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these “mad English”"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from French démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution), from dé- (expressing reversal) + moral ‘moral’, from Latin moralis.

   Derivatives

   • 1. demoralization noun

   Scrabble Points: 22

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