as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards
a demoralized nation that had forgotten the values that once made it great
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as in paralyzed
to deprive of courage or confidence
the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers
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as in discouraged
to lessen the courage or confidence of
we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week
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as in humiliated
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
felt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography
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Recent Examples of demoralized
Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Party has funneled all the fury of its demoralized and humiliated voter base into a focal point centered on immigration policy.
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Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Iraqi units were so demoralized and disorganized that, in one now-famous incident, a group of soldiers surrendered to an unmanned Pioneer drone.
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David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
There’s sort of a demoralized aura around the program these days.
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Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
But a new study has found that such workplace jargon may be doing more harm than good—making employees feel confused, demoralized and less likely to collaborate with their coworkers.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
The octogenarian trying to reach a new generation of voters amid a demoralized Democratic Party is a stark juxtaposition.
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Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Where Barbie was forced to reconsider Barbieland’s values after paying a visit to the real world, Adam is forced to uphold the real world’s values after being zapped back to a fantasyland whose greatest warriors have been utterly demoralized by their insufficient physical force.
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David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
Colorado looked nothing like the team that demoralized opponents all year with its offensive and defensive prowess.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
What Russians feel Despite Putin’s resilience and his benefitting from the war in Iran, public sentiment within Russia is increasingly demoralized.
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Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
Now, after that latest detention, Garcia Venegas sounds demoralized.
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Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Today everyday Texans are feeling stressed about the economy, demoralized by an administration that is trampling on our constitution, and fearful that our government is broken beyond repair.
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Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
The board has come under fire from the Oakland Police Officers Association and pro-police activists who assert that the commission has hampered officers’ ability to fight crime and demoralized the department resulting in understaffing.
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Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
After the Knicks had already demoralized the Sixers three times too many, there was still time on the clock for one more haymaker, one more seismic punch to put Philadelphia, already on the ropes far sooner than its fan base had anticipated, out for good.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Adjective
Despite being outnumbered and outmaneuvered, Washington maintained order among his demoralized troops.
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Christopher Magra,
The Conversation,
10 Feb. 2026
The Democratic Party has funneled all the fury of its demoralized and humiliated voter base into a focal point centered on immigration policy.
—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2026
Iraqi units were so demoralized and disorganized that, in one now-famous incident, a group of soldiers surrendered to an unmanned Pioneer drone.
—
David A. Deptula,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
There’s sort of a demoralized aura around the program these days.
—
Ben Bolch,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
But a new study has found that such workplace jargon may be doing more harm than good—making employees feel confused, demoralized and less likely to collaborate with their coworkers.
—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
The octogenarian trying to reach a new generation of voters amid a demoralized Democratic Party is a stark juxtaposition.
—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
Sanders works as a counselor in Tucson, Arizona, and lately, the toxicity he’s been hearing has demoralized him.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Where Barbie was forced to reconsider Barbieland’s values after paying a visit to the real world, Adam is forced to uphold the real world’s values after being zapped back to a fantasyland whose greatest warriors have been utterly demoralized by their insufficient physical force.
—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
2 June 2026
Colorado looked nothing like the team that demoralized opponents all year with its offensive and defensive prowess.
—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
What Russians feel Despite Putin’s resilience and his benefitting from the war in Iran, public sentiment within Russia is increasingly demoralized.
—
Anna Nemtsova,
Time,
23 May 2026
Now, after that latest detention, Garcia Venegas sounds demoralized.
—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
Today everyday Texans are feeling stressed about the economy, demoralized by an administration that is trampling on our constitution, and fearful that our government is broken beyond repair.
—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
The board has come under fire from the Oakland Police Officers Association and pro-police activists who assert that the commission has hampered officers’ ability to fight crime and demoralized the department resulting in understaffing.
—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
After the Knicks had already demoralized the Sixers three times too many, there was still time on the clock for one more haymaker, one more seismic punch to put Philadelphia, already on the ropes far sooner than its fan base had anticipated, out for good.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
5 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoralized
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Even when degraded, enzymes have stable backbones that might be capable of catalyzing reactions, said Sudha Rajamani, an astrobiologist at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune who wasn’t involved in the study.
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According to the company, QTT enables highly secure and resilient position, navigation, and timing (PNT) services, helping maintain accurate timing and synchronization even when traditional GPS and radio-frequency signals are unavailable, degraded, or intentionally jammed.
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The artisanal-fishing industry had been all but paralyzed by high gas prices since the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; a large number of vessels were anchored close to shore.
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The 11-year-old was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumor at the age of three and is paralyzed from the waist down.
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Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
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They weren’t discouraged by the full sun above or the extensive bodies in line ahead.
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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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In reality, leaders on both sides are corrupt and always on the edge of disaster.
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My career actually focuses on bonding and preventing taxpayers from being on the hook for the failures of bankrupt and corrupt companies.
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But her outbursts frightened the children too.
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What frightened me most was what might happen to my children.
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Some women are frustrated, worried they are being left behind.
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Yet from No Child Left Behind through the push for the Common Core into today’s zeal for science of reading, policy leaders are frustrated that the version of policy that occurs in the classroom does not match their vision.
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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.
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Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.
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