All demoralize synonyms
deΒ·morΒ·alΒ·ize
D d verb demoralize
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- dishearten β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- unsettle β to alter from a settled state; cause to be no longer firmly fixed or established; render unstable; disturb: Violence unsettled the government.
- dampen β To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
- dispirit β to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- disorganize β to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- deject β to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
- daunt β If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- debilitate β If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
- disconcert β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- unzip β to open the zipper of.
- discountenance β to disconcert, embarrass, or abash: With his composure, he survived every attempt to discountenance him.
- rattle β to give out or cause a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as in consequence of agitation and repeated concussions: The windows rattled in their frames.
- nonplus β to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- snarl β to become tangled; get into a tangle.
- abash β to cause to feel ill at ease, embarrassed, or confused; make ashamed
- shake β to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- jumble β to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
- disparage β to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- disorder β lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- damp β Something that is damp is slightly wet.
- disarrange β to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- chill β When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
- unman β to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- debase β To debase something means to reduce its value or quality.
- debauch β to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
- bastardize β to debase; corrupt
- warp β OS/2
- vitiate β to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- brutalize β If an unpleasant experience brutalizes someone, it makes them cruel or violent.
- deprave β Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil.
- bestialize β to make bestial or brutal
- deflate β If you deflate someone or something, you take away their confidence or make them seem less important.
- depress β If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
- unnerve β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- pervert β to affect with perversion.
- blow up β If someone blows something up or if it blows up, it is destroyed by an explosion.
- blow out β If you blow out a flame or a candle, you blow at it so that it stops burning.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- psych out β to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- send up β an entertaining or humorous burlesque or parody; takeoff: The best skit in the revue was a send-up of TV game shows.