demoralisation

Thân thiện

The manager's constant criticism led to the demoralisation of the entire team.

Definition

Noun 1. The act of corrupting or weakening someone's morale, spirit, or confidence: The process of causing a loss of hope, enthusiasm, or discipline. 2. A state of low morale, disheartenment, or loss of confidence: The feeling or condition of being demoralized. 3. A state of disorder and confusion: A condition where normal structure, function, or discipline has broken down.

Usage and Examples

• As the act of undermining morale:
  • The constant criticism and lack of support led to the demoralisation of the entire team.
  • The general's strategy focused on the demoralisation of the enemy forces before the main assault.
• As the resulting state of low morale:
  • Widespread demoralisation set in after the company announced the third round of layoffs.
  • She fought against feelings of demoralisation after receiving the rejection letter.
• As a state of disorder:
  • The sudden resignation of the manager caused demoralisation and chaos in the department.

Advanced Usage

• "Demoralisation of the workforce": A common phrase in business and organizational contexts describing a widespread loss of employee motivation and spirit.
• "Strategic demoralisation": Used in military or competitive contexts to describe a tactic aimed at destroying an opponent's will to fight or compete.

Variants and Related Words

• Demoralize (verb): To undermine the confidence or morale of; to dishearten.
  • The defeat demoralized the players.
• Demoralizing (adjective): Causing a loss of confidence or hope; disheartening.
  • It was a demoralizing experience for everyone involved.
• Demoralized (adjective): Having lost confidence or hope; disheartened.
  • The demoralized troops retreated.

Synonyms

• Disheartenment: A feeling of disappointment and loss of hope.
• Dispiritedness: A state of low spirits or enthusiasm.
• Disorganization: A breakdown of order or structure.
• Enervation: A feeling of being drained of energy or vitality.

Antonyms

• Encouragement: The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope.
• Morale boosting: The act of improving confidence and spirit.
• Organization: The state of being structured and orderly.

Học thuật

Noun

1. destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
2. depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
3. a state of disorder and confusion
   • his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff

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