Associations to the word «Demoralize»

Wiktionary

DEMORALIZE, verb. (American spelling) To destroy morale; to dishearten.

Dictionary definition

DEMORALIZE, verb. 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".
DEMORALIZE, verb. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her".
DEMORALIZE, verb. Confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy