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demoralise

Part of Speech

Verb

Pronunciation

/dɪˈmɒr.ə.laɪz/

Definitions

1. To destroy morale or confidence.

Usage Examples

1. The defeat demoralised the team.

Etymology

"De-" (remove) + "moralise" (French "moraliser").

Synonyms

Discourage, dishearten

Antonyms

Encourage, uplift

Translations

LanguageTranslationPronunciation
Frenchdémoraliser/de.mɔ.ʁa.liˈze/
Spanishdesmoralizar/des.mo.ɾa.liˈθaɾ/
Germandemoralisieren/de.mo.ʁa.liˈziː.ʁən/
Chinese使士气低落/shǐ shì qì dī luò/
Japanese意気消沈させる/i.ki shō.chin sa.se.ru/
Russianдеморализовать/dʲɪ.mɐ.ɾɐ.lʲɪˈzo.vətʲ/
Arabicيُحبط/juˈħib.bitˤ/
Portuguesedesmoralizar/dez.mo.ɾa.liˈzaɾ/
Italiandemoralizzare/de.mo.ɾal.lidˈd͡za.re/
Korean사기를 꺾다/sa.ɡi.ɾɯl k͈ʌk̚.t͈a/
Hindiनिराश करना/nɪˈɾaːʃ kəɾ.naː/
Tamilமனதை தளரவை/mə.nə.t̪əi t̪ə.ɭəɾə.vəi/
Teluguనిరాశపరచు/nɪˈɾaː.ʃə.pə.ɾə.tʃu/
Bengaliনিরাশ করা/nɪˈɾaːʃ kɔ.ɾa/
Marathiनिराश करणे/nɪˈɾaːʃ kəɾ.ɳe/
Gujaratiનિરાશ કરવું/nɪˈɾaːʃ kəɾ.vũ/
Kannadaನಿರಾಶೆಗೊಳಿಸು/nɪˈɾaː.ʃe.ɡo.ɭi.su/
Malayalamനിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുക/nɪˈɾaː.ʃəp.peʈ.ʈu.t̪ə.kə/
Punjabiਨਿਰਾਸ਼ ਕਰਨਾ/nɪˈɾaːʃ kəɾ.naː/
Odiaନିରାଶ କରିବା/nɪˈɾaːʃ kɔ.ɾi.baː/

Regional Pronunciation Variations

US: /dɪˈmɔːr.ə.laɪz/, UK: /dɪˈmɒr.ə.laɪz/

Historical Usage

From 18th-century military contexts.

Cultural Nuances

Common in British English spelling.

More Information

Demoralise weakens spirit or resolve.

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