demoralizing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of demoralizingnext
as in discouraging

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demoralizing

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verb

present participle of demoralize
1
as in paralyzing
to deprive of courage or confidence the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers

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2
as in frustrating
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 humiliating
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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“Demoralizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demoralizing. Accessed 23 Mar. 2023.

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