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demoralize

[dih-mawr-uh-lahyz, -mor-] / dɪˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, -ˈmɒr- /




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As a culture, we probably do create unreasonable, sentimental expectations around family that depress and demoralize vast numbers of people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

But the obvious goal is to demoralize federal workers across the board.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2025

A heavy loss of seats could demoralize the party faithful and panic Tory lawmakers, who fear that they will be tossed out of Parliament in the general election.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Others, however, have said that such messaging may have no impact on behavior, or worse, that it may depress and demoralize the public into inaction.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

“I’m panicked. I just look like this to demoralize the competition.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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