Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d['e]moraliser; pref.
d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.]
To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the
effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or
untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit,
etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency.
[1913 Webster]
The demoralizing example of profligate power and
prosperous crime. --Walsh.
[1913 Webster]
The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army.
--Bancroft.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
demoralized \demoralized\ adj.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic; rendered pessimistic; as,
the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance.
Syn: discouraged, disheartened.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demoralized
adj 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" [syn:
{demoralized}, {demoralised}, {discouraged},
{disheartened}]
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