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    De·mor·al·ized
    /dəˈmôrəˌlīzd/

    adjective

    • 1. having lost confidence or hope; disheartened: "how do you motivate demoralized employees?"
  2. demoralization. Definition of demoralize verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  3. adjective. making you lose your confidence, enthusiasm, and hope: a demoralizing defeat. demoralize. verb [ T ] uk / dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz / us. (Definition of demoralized from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of demoralized. in Chinese (Traditional) 垂頭喪氣的,泄了氣的,心灰意冷的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

  4. adjective. dispirited; disheartened. The ship's crew were now exhausted and utterly demoralized. legitimate grievances raised by a demoralized police force. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'demoralized' in a sentence. demoralized.

  5. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧mor‧al‧ize (also demoralise British English) /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz $ dɪˈmɔː-, dɪˈmɑː-/ verb [ transitive] to reduce or destroy someone’s courage or confidence The illness demoralized him and recovery took several weeks. —demoralized adjective The refugees were cold, hungry, and demoralized. —demoralizing...

  6. What does the adjective demoralized mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective demoralized . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024. demoralize /dɪˈmɔrəˌlaɪz, -ˈmɑr-/ v. [ ~ + obj], -ized, -iz•ing. to deprive (someone) of spirit, courage, or discipline; destroy the morale of: The terrible defeat demoralized the army.

  8. 1. To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff. 2. To put into disorder; confuse. 3. To debase the morals of; corrupt. de·mor′al·i·za′tion (-ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n. de·mor′al·iz′er n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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