Demoralize

Quick meaning: Demoralize is a verb meaning To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

Meaning

To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

More Meanings

1. (dated) To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.

Example Sentences

[I]f you convert a man brought up in another creed, you inevitably demoralize him.

The election of a man like Mr. Blaine would be such an encouragement to the base and rapacious impulses apt to govern the conduct of politicians, it would so demoralize the public mind and open the floodgates of corruption so wide, that it is no exaggeration to say the success of our free institutions is at stake.

Word Forms

• demoralizes
• demoralizing
• demoralized
• demoralise

Synonyms for demoralize

Depending on context, synonyms include daunt, deter, discourage, immoralize, unmoralize, warp.

Antonyms for demoralize

Common opposites include encourage, hearten, elate, uplift, lift up, intoxicate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dispirit, vitiate, debase, deject, dismay, deprave.

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