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Synonyms for demoralization


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-mawr-uh-lahyz, -mor-
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɔr əˌlaɪz, -ˈmɒr-



Définition of demoralization

Origin :
  • c.1793, "to corrupt the morals of," from French démoraliser, from de- "remove" (see de-) + moral (adj.) (see moral). Said to be a coinage of the French Revolution. Sense of "lower the morale of" (especially of armies) is first recorded 1848. Related: Demoralized; demoralizing.
  • noun disheartenment
Example sentences :
  • The demoralization was not by any means confined to the minor roads.
  • Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
  • This avoids a general pay day and the demoralization that would likely follow.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • It was an ominous joke that proved the demoralization of the Russian detachment.
  • Extract from : « Beasts, Men and Gods » by Ferdinand Ossendowski
  • In the midst of this demoralization Toombs was a pillar of fire.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
  • He is just the man to tell us all about the demoralization of war.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, October, 1864 » by Various
  • In this way the demoralization of Grimworth women was checked.
  • Extract from : « Brother Jacob » by George Eliot
  • Demoralization was spreading; something must be done, and done quickly, too.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • It is the demoralization of all sound political action and life.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • Often have we to deplore the demoralization we have conveyed to distant countries.
  • Extract from : « A World of Wonders » by Various
  • Certainly, not in the demoralization into which I see it now wandering.
  • Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson

Antonyms for demoralization

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