demoralized

Thân thiện

The team felt demoralized after the difficult loss.

Definition

Adjective: * Having lost confidence, hope, or spirit; feeling dispirited, defeated, or emotionally weakened, often due to a difficult or disappointing situation.

Usage

The adjective "demoralized" describes a person's or group's emotional state. It is used to indicate a significant loss of morale, enthusiasm, or the will to continue striving. It often follows a linking verb (e.g., be, feel, become, seem) or directly modifies a noun.

Examples

• After losing the championship game for the third year in a row, the team was utterly demoralized.
• The constant criticism from her manager left her feeling demoralized and unappreciated.
• The demoralized employees showed little interest in the new company initiative.
• He became demoralized by the long, unsuccessful job search.

Advanced Usage

• "demoralized by/at": This prepositional phrase specifies the cause of the demoralization.
  • The staff was demoralized by the sudden layoffs.
  • She felt demoralized at the prospect of starting over.

Variants and Related Words

• Demoralize (verb): To undermine the confidence or morale of; to dishearten.
  • The harsh review served to demoralize the young artist.
• Demoralizing (adjective): Causing a loss of confidence or hope.
  • It was a demoralizing defeat for the home team.
• Demoralization (noun): The process or state of being demoralized.
  • The demoralization of the workforce was evident in their low productivity.

Synonyms

• Disheartened
• Discouraged
• Crestfallen
• Deflated
• Dispirited
• Downcast

Antonyms

• Motivated
• Encouraged
• Heartened
• Buoyant
• Confident

Học thuật

Adjective

1. made less hopeful or enthusiastic
   • desperate demoralized people looking for work
   • felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem
   • the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest

Từ đồng nghĩa

• demoralised
• discouraged
• disheartened