- demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting - destructive of morale and self-reliance
Antonym: encouraging (indirect, via discouraging)
- corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun demoralization1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
--2 is one way to discourage
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun demoralization3
The bad news will demoralize him
- demoralize - confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"
--3 is one way to confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun demoralization2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody