1
as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
a general state of demoralization prevailed at every level of the government
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as in despair
the state of being discouraged
the officers struggled to combat the demoralization of the troops as their tour of duty grew longer
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Recent Examples of demoralization
The result is exhaustion and quiet demoralization.
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Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Would your organization be able to recover from the loss and demoralization to do its work?
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Nothing could quite match that, but Michigan’s 90-73 demoralization of Arizona got close.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Would your organization be able to recover from the loss and demoralization to do its work?
—Tracy Stone-Manning, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026
Nothing could quite match that, but Michigan’s 90-73 demoralization of Arizona got close.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2026
The melancholy truth is that things have sunk into a morass of demoralization and low standards, with journalism inhabiting the poverty sector among the disciplines, and this at a time when communications nationally and internationally have reached an apex of urgency and complexity.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoralization
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Forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years.—
Gabriela Sa Pessoa,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Forest degradation, driven by wildfires, logging and drought, affects about 40% of the Amazon and has outpaced clear-cutting in recent years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Paula turns on a dime, expertly masks her horror, stress, and despair, and puts on a smile for her little girl.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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What happened last night was a double dip of despair.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 June 2026
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The polarizing organization trudged through a corruption trial and attempted to file for bankruptcy in the past decade.—
Stephen Gutowski,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
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But there is a growing protest movement against the project, which is on public land and many Albanians view it as government corruption.—
Greg Dixon,
NPR,
16 June 2026
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To the dismay of boaters and anglers, Bonny Reservoir, north of Burlington, was unplugged in 2012.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
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Its design was chosen without a competitive, public selection process (to the dismay of many in Congress), and construction will be privately funded.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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“Demoralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoralization. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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