demoralized; demoralizing; demoralizes
Definition of demoralize
1
: to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : to corrupt the morals of
2a
: to weaken the morale of : discourage, dispirit
were demoralized by the loss
b
: to upset or destroy the normal functioning of
foreclosures were further demoralizing an already desperate real-estate market— F. D. Roosevelt
c
: to throw into disorder
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The first known use of demoralize was circa 1793
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