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démoraliser — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • demoralize verb To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
  • discourage verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.

Senses

démoraliser is used for these senses in English:

  • demoralize To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
  • discourage (transitive) To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject.

demoralize — full definition

  1. verb To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
  2. verb To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.

discourage — full definition

  1. verb To make someone feel less confident, hopeful, or motivated.
  2. verb To persuade someone not to do something.

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