demoralise
- Verb (transitive):
- To undermine the confidence, morale, or spirit of a person or group: To make someone feel disheartened, discouraged, or less hopeful.
- To corrupt the morals of someone: To lead someone away from proper conduct or principles; to debase morally.
The verb "demoralise" describes the action of causing a loss of confidence or hope. It can also refer to the act of corrupting someone's moral character. It is typically used with a direct object (e.g., demoralise someone).
- Undermining morale/spirit:
- The team's constant losses began to demoralise the players.
- Harsh criticism from his boss demoralised him completely.
- Corrupting morals:
- The novel was accused of seeking to demoralise its young readers.
- They feared that exposure to such vice would demoralise the new recruits.
- "to demoralise an opponent": In competitive contexts like sports or debate, this means to weaken the opponent's confidence or fighting spirit.
- The boxer's powerful first punch was intended to demoralise his opponent early in the match.
- Passive voice construction: Often used to describe the state of being discouraged.
- The workforce felt utterly demoralised by the sudden layoffs.
- Demoralised (adjective): Describing a state of low spirits or lost confidence.
- The demoralised troops retreated from the battlefield.
- Demoralising (adjective): Describing something that causes a loss of morale.
- It was a demoralising experience for everyone involved.
- Demoralisation (noun): The process or result of being demoralised.
- The demoralisation of the staff was evident in their low productivity.
- Discourage: To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
- Dispirit: To make someone lose enthusiasm or hope.
- Dishearten: To cause someone to lose determination or confidence.
- Corrupt: To cause to act dishonestly or immorally.
- Debase: To reduce in quality, value, or moral character.
- Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope.
- Inspire: To fill someone with the urge or ability to do or feel something.
- Morale-boosting: Serving to increase confidence and determination.
- Uplift: To raise someone's spirits or morally improve.
Note: "Demoralise" itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed by the verb alone or with prepositions like "by" or "with". - Demoralise by/with something: To cause demoralisation through a specific means. - The employees were demoralised by the lack of communication from management.
Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "demoralise." The concept is often expressed by phrases like "break someone's spirit" or "sap someone's morale."
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
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