demoralization

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Noun
  • In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that projected coral reef degradation in Florida could increase the coastal flood risk to more than 7,300 people at the cost of $823.6 million annually.
    Rafe Pomerance, Sun Sentinel, 6 July 2025
  • The administration cited the degradation of the current FBI complex as a reason for the move.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • So many of the adults who held our communities together have been lost to mass incarceration, to addictions—diseases of despair—as drugs have replaced jobs and hope in our neighborhoods, often turning them into war zones.
    Asha Bandele, Essence, 25 June 2025
  • The best dystopian films are the most plausible ones, and Children Of Men feels all too real, from the political factions to the way humanity both descends into despair and miraculously comes together to help those who need it most.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • The law aims to curb corruption and undue influence in federal campaigns.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
  • The daughter of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been accused of corruption, misusing public funds, and threatening to assassinate former ally and current president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
    Cecilia Hult, Fortune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Bayern forward Harry Kane was on his knees, checking on Musiala’s well-being, as was captain Joshua Kimmich, who took one look at his young team-mate’s left leg and turned away in apparent dismay.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025
  • The legislation also has a large-scale rollback of clean-energy initiatives, to the dismay of everyone from climate activists to Elon Musk.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 3 July 2025
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“Demoralization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoralization. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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