demoralized

"If you're constantly guessing which boss will turn up -- the good cop or the bad cop -- then you wind up emotionally exhausted, demoralized, and unable to work to your full potential," Dr. Xu explains.

I snuck out demoralized at 11 p.m. and woke to find the worst had happened.

Both sent top aides to inform the demoralized audience that the candidate would not speak.

The few young reservists encountered in Beirut appeared listless and demoralized; some openly cried.

Many are lonely, demoralized and depressed, in search of a way forward.