demoralize
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of.
are demoralizing
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present progressiveof demoralize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The cost of living is particularly pronounced in California where inflation, high interest rates and escalating rents are demoralizing the working and middle classes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024
She told council members the conditions are demoralizing to staff and a turnoff to potential recruits coming for interviews.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
“There’s a lot of things that are demoralizing when you don’t win. Bottom line, South Carolina played better.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022
Yes, they are demoralizing, zapping all hope for the future, but their back stories—how did they come about?—are invariably fascinating.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2021
At Oxford,' he added, 'these pernicious doctrines are demoralizing the university.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
