DEMORALIZES Synonyms
There are 20 hypernyms of the word demoralizes. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEMORALIZES
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dejects | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
depresses | verbv | |||||||
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 | verbv | |||||||
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 | verbv | |||||||
verb • take away the enthusiasm of | ||||||||
dispirits | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
saddens | verbv | |||||||
verb • make unhappy • come to feel sad | ||||||||
saps | verb, nounv, 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 | verbv | |||||||
verb • destroy property or hinder normal operations • hollow out as if making a cave or opening | ||||||||
unnerves | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
demoralise | verbv | |||||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
corrupt | verb, adjectivev, 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 | verbv | |||||||
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, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||||||||
deject | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
deprave | verbv | |||||||
verb • corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||||||||
depress | verbv | |||||||
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 | verbv | |||||||
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 | verbv | |||||||
verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||||||||
misdirect | verbv | |||||||
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, nounv, 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 | ||||||||