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demoralizeverb to deprive of courage or confidencethe mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers emasculate, paralyze, undo, unman, unnerve, unstring debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, neuter, weakenprostrate, sap, soften, tire, wastefrighten, intimidate, psych (out), scare, terrify, terrorizedaunt, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispiritcraze, derange, madden, unbalance, unhingediscompose, disquiet, disturb, faze, perturb, unsettle, upset, weird out nerve fortify, strengthenembolden, encourage, hearten to lessen the courage or confidence ofwe refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week chill, daunt, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, frustrate, unman, unnerve browbeat, bully, cow, intimidatedepress, sadden, weighafflict, trydamp, dampen, deadendistress, troublebother, irk, vex, worrydebilitate, enfeeble, undermine, weakenfrighten, horrify, scare throw cold water on embolden, encourage, hearten, nerve, steel buoy (up), cheer, gladdenanimate, enliven, invigorateenforce, fortify, reinforce(also reenforce), strengthenassure, reassureboost, energize, excite, galvanize, inspire, lift, provoke, quicken, rally, stimulate, stir to lower in character, dignity, or qualityfelt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography abase, bastardize, canker, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demean, deprave, deteriorate, lessen, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, vitiate, warp befoul, begrime, contaminate, defile, dilute, dirty, pollute, taint, thin, water down, weakendescenddisgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, shame, take downblemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, wreckdepreciate, downgrade elevate, ennoble, uplift dignify, exalt, honorameliorate, amend, better, enhance, enrich, improve, meliorate, perfectclarify, clean, cleanse, purify, refine, restorerespect ca. 1793 |