Definition of Demoralise

1. Verb. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. "Corrupt the morals"


2. Verb. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. "The performance is likely to Demoralise Sue"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Exact synonyms: Cast Down, Deject, Demoralize, Depress, Dismay, Dispirit, Get Down
Specialized synonyms: Chill
Generic synonyms: Discourage
Derivative terms: Dejection, Demoralisation, Demoralization, Depressant, Depressant, Dismay
Antonyms: Elate

Definition of Demoralise

1. Verb. (British spelling) (alternative spelling of demoralize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demoralise

demonstrator
demonstrators
demonstratorship
demonstratorships
demonstratory
demonym
demonymic
demonyms
demoparties
demoparty
demophile
demophiles
demorage
demorages
demoralisation
demoralise
demoralised
demoralises
demoralising
demoralisingly
demoralization
demoralizations
demoralize
demoralized
demoralizer
demoralizers
demoralizes
demoralizing
demoralizingly
demorphinization

Literary usage of Demoralise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Insurance and Crime: A Consideration of the Effects Upon Society of the by Alexander Colin Campbell (1902)
"... FRAUDS—Concluded The Assessment Endowment Craze in Massachusetts—Defect in Law and what it Led to—Wild-cat Schemes Rob and Demoralise a Community—Many ..."

2. The Aboriginal Tribes of the Nilgiri Hills by William Ross King (1870)
"... licentiousness, and cupidity, threatening to add to the long list of so-called uncivilised races that the white man has assisted to demoralise. ..."

3. The British Army and Navy Review (1866)
"Your corporal will demoralise the Army of Africa, m'sieu ?" " Eh ? ... He will demoralise it," said Cigarette, with a sagacious shake if her head. ..."

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