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demoralized — adj. made less hopeful or enthusiastic; rendered pessimistic; as, the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance. Syn: discouraged, disheartened. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Demoralized — Demoralize De*mor al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d[ e]moraliser; pref. d[ e] (L. dis or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.] To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demoralized — demoralize (also demoralise) ► VERB ▪ cause to lose confidence or hope. DERIVATIVES demoralization noun demoralized adjective demoralizing adjective. ORIGIN French démoraliser corrupt, deprave … English terms dictionary
demoralized — adjective made less hopeful or enthusiastic desperate demoralized people looking for work felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest • Syn: ↑demoralised, ↑discouraged,… … Useful english dictionary
demoralized — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. dispirited, unnerved, shaken, weakened; see beaten 1 , sad 1 … English dictionary for students
demoralized — adj. despairing, having the characteristic of a low morale, given up; corrupted, debased demoralize (Amer.) de·mor·al·ize || dɪ mÉ’rÉ™laɪz v. cause despair, lower morale; corrupt morals (also demoralise) … English contemporary dictionary
demoralized — adj 1. spiritless, dispirited, disheartened, Archaic. heartless; daunted, subdued, broken, unmanned, crushed; powerless, paralyzed, crippled, devitalized, enervated, weakened; depressed, dejected, downcast. 2. bewildered, confused, flustered,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
demoralized — adjective Syn: dispirited, disheartened, downhearted, dejected, downcast, low, depressed, dismayed, daunted, discouraged … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
demoralized — See: demoralize … English dictionary
demoralized — [dɪˈmɒrəˌlaɪzd] adj feeling unhappy and without any confidence … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
