demoralise


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demoralise


Past participle: demoralised
Gerund: demoralising

Imperative
demoralise
demoralise
Present
I demoralise
you demoralise
he/she/it demoralises
we demoralise
you demoralise
they demoralise
Preterite
I demoralised
you demoralised
he/she/it demoralised
we demoralised
you demoralised
they demoralised
Present Continuous
I am demoralising
you are demoralising
he/she/it is demoralising
we are demoralising
you are demoralising
they are demoralising
Present Perfect
I have demoralised
you have demoralised
he/she/it has demoralised
we have demoralised
you have demoralised
they have demoralised
Past Continuous
I was demoralising
you were demoralising
he/she/it was demoralising
we were demoralising
you were demoralising
they were demoralising
Past Perfect
I had demoralised
you had demoralised
he/she/it had demoralised
we had demoralised
you had demoralised
they had demoralised
Future
I will demoralise
you will demoralise
he/she/it will demoralise
we will demoralise
you will demoralise
they will demoralise
Future Perfect
I will have demoralised
you will have demoralised
he/she/it will have demoralised
we will have demoralised
you will have demoralised
they will have demoralised
Future Continuous
I will be demoralising
you will be demoralising
he/she/it will be demoralising
we will be demoralising
you will be demoralising
they will be demoralising
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been demoralising
you have been demoralising
he/she/it has been demoralising
we have been demoralising
you have been demoralising
they have been demoralising
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been demoralising
you will have been demoralising
he/she/it will have been demoralising
we will have been demoralising
you will have been demoralising
they will have been demoralising
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been demoralising
you had been demoralising
he/she/it had been demoralising
we had been demoralising
you had been demoralising
they had been demoralising
Conditional
I would demoralise
you would demoralise
he/she/it would demoralise
we would demoralise
you would demoralise
they would demoralise
Past Conditional
I would have demoralised
you would have demoralised
he/she/it would have demoralised
we would have demoralised
you would have demoralised
they would have demoralised
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.demoralise - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratification
infect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"
lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"
poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"
suborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
2.demoralise - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"
discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
يُضْعِف المَعْنَوِيَّه
lama hugrekki og siîferîisòrek
demoralizēt

demoralize,

demoralise

(diˈmorəlaiz) verb
to take away the confidence and courage of. The army was demoralized by its defeat.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
References in classic literature ?
First mate angry, said it was folly, and to yield to such foolish ideas would demoralise the men, said he would engage to keep them out of trouble with the handspike.
They do so on the ground that such charity degrades and demoralises. They are perfectly right.
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The entire campaign of the Opposition is to demoralise you.
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"Such transfers not only demoralise the force, but also create a situation where people find it convenient not to work since doing their job properly can lead to punishment," the officer added.
Calling the terrorists 'paid assassins', Malik said, they cannot demoralise our forces through such cowardly acts.
Summary: West Indies' Ramnaresh Sarwan powered to a double hundred to further demoralise England in the penultimate Test of the series.