demoralizes

verb

Definition of demoralizesnext
present tense third-person singular of demoralize
1
as in paralyzes
to deprive of courage or confidence the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers

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2
as in discourages
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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3
as in humiliates
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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