DEMORALIZES Synonyms
20 hypernyms for demoralizes. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for DEMORALIZES
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| dejects | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||
| depresses | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • lower (prices or markets) • cause to drop or sink • press down • lessen the activity or force of | ||||||
| discourages | verb v | |||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||||||
| disheartens | verb v | |||||
verb • take away the enthusiasm of | ||||||
| dispirits | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||
| saddens | verb v | |||||
verb • make unhappy • come to feel sad | ||||||
| saps | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant • a person who lacks good judgment • a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people verb • deplete • excavate the earth beneath | ||||||
| undermines | verb v | |||||
verb • destroy property or hinder normal operations • hollow out as if making a cave or opening | ||||||
| unnerves | verb v | |||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||
| demoralise | verb v | |||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||
| corrupt | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective • lacking in integrity • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive adjective satellite • containing errors or alterations • touched by rot or decay verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon • alter from the original | ||||||
| debase | verb v | |||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • lower in value by increasing the base-metal content • corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones | ||||||
| debauch | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||||||
| deject | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||
| deprave | verb v | |||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||||||
| depress | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • lower (prices or markets) • cause to drop or sink • press down • lessen the activity or force of | ||||||
| dismay | verb v | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||
| dispirit | verb v | |||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||
| misdirect | verb v | |||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions • put a wrong address on | ||||||
| pervert | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive • change the inherent purpose or function of something | ||||||