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demoralize 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/diˈmôrəˌlīz/,
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demoralized, past participle; demoralizes, 3rd person singular present; demoralized, past tense; demoralised, past tense; demoralises, 3rd person singular present; demoralised, past participle; demoralizing, present participle; demoralising, present participle;
  1. Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope; dispirit
    • - their rejection of the treaty has demoralized the diplomatic community
  2. Corrupt the morals of (someone)

  1. corrupt: 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"
  2. depress: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
  3. confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
  4. (demoralized) 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"
  5. (demoralization) destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
  6. (demoralization) a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff"
  7. (demoralization) depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
  8. (demoralizing) destructive of morale and self-reliance
  9. (Demoralizing) Morale, also known as esprit de corps when discussing the morale of a group, is an intangible term used for the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others. ...
  10. To destroy morale; to dishearten
  11. (demoralization) The act of corrupting or subverting morale. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy
  12. (demoralizing) disheartening
  13. (demoralized) To lose confidence and lose the will to keep fighting. “Attila the Hun was demoralized at the battle of Chalons.”
  14. (Demoralization) An effect from participants knowing that they are being denied the preferred treatment. Participants may then perform/behave differently than if they had not been aware that they were denied the preferred treatment.
  15. (Demoralization) Feelings of deprivation among control group members that may cause them to drop out of a research study; a threat to internal validity.