demoralise
English Thesaurus
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
hypernym | : | discourage, |
definition | : | deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged (verb.emotion) |
hyponym | : | chill, |
definition | : | depress or discourage (verb.emotion) |
2. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | infect, |
definition | : | corrupt with ideas or an ideology (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | poison, |
definition | : | spoil as if by poison (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | bastardise, bastardize, |
definition | : | change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms (verb.social) |
hyponym | : | suborn, |
definition | : | incite to commit a crime or an evil deed (verb.social) |
3. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | dejection, |
definition | : | a state of melancholy depression (noun.state) |
derivation | : | depressant, |
definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
4. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
derivation | : | profanation, |
definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
5. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted (verb.emotion)
derivation | : | dejection, |
definition | : | a state of melancholy depression (noun.state) |
derivation | : | depressant, |
definition | : | capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent (adj.all) |
6. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality (verb.social)
derivation | : | debasement, degradation, |
definition | : | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | corruption, subversion, |
definition | : | destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity (noun.act) |
derivation | : | profanation, |
definition | : | degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening (noun.act) |
derivation | : | debauchee, libertine, rounder, |
definition | : | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained (noun.person) |
derivation | : | degenerate, deviant, deviate, pervert, |
definition | : | a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior (noun.person) |
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