demoralization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoralization
Noun
  • The degradation of individual and societal health spirals downward while the most powerful controllers of the medical and pharmaceutical industries thrive.
    David Marks, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The degradation and genocide of Indigenous Americans on the mainland is widely known.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • There were, however, occasional moments of despair rather than delight.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Not all rabbis spoke from the same ideological place, but a common thread was their effort to assert Jewish moral vocabulary in a moment of despair.
    Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In 1870, lawyers founded the City Bar to confront corruption in the courts under Tammany Hall.
    Muhammad U. Faridi, New York Daily News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The billion-dollar plan hoped to stamp out corruption and combat drug cartels.
    Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But the revised plan, to the dismay of Bolton and other residents, doesn’t carve out the garden.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
  • McIlroy elected to skip the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, much to the dismay of at least one PGA Tour organizer.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Demoralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoralization. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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