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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    demoralize

    • IPA[dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz]

    英式

    • v.
      cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope；corrupt the morals of (someone)

    • verb: demoralize, 3rd person present: demoralizes, gerund or present participle: demoralizing, past tense: demoralized, past participle: demoralized

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope the General Strike had demoralized the trade unions
    • 2. archaic corrupt the morals of (someone) she hastened her daughter's steps, lest she be demoralized by beholding the free manners of these ‘mad English’