"demoralize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪz/ [UK] Forms: demoralizes [present, singular, third-person], demoralizing [participle, present], demoralized [participle, past], demoralized [past]
Etymology: From French démoraliser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|démoraliser}} French démoraliser Head templates: {{en-verb}} demoralize (third-person singular simple present demoralizes, present participle demoralizing, simple past and past participle demoralized)
  1. To destroy the morale of; to dishearten. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive Translations (to destroy morale; to dishearten): desmoralitzar (Catalan), demoralizovat (Czech), demoralisere (Danish), demoralizi (Esperanto), démoraliser (French), demoralisieren (German), αποκαρδιώνω (apokardióno) (Greek), demoralizzare (Italian), demoraliséieren (Luxembourgish), whakakiwakiwa (Maori), desmoralizar (Spanish), comer la moral [colloquial] (Spanish), demoralisera (Swedish), demoralize etmek (Turkish), moralini bozmak (Turkish), деморалізовувати (demoralizovuvaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), деморалізувати (demoralizuvaty) [perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-demoralize-en-verb-G2SyxG7K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Oxford spellings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Oxford spellings: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'to destroy morale; to dishearten': 97 3
  2. (dated) To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-demoralize-en-verb-GAxGk-4H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: demoralise (english: non-Oxford British English)

Adjective [Turkish]

IPA: /de.mɔ.ɾa.li.ze/
Etymology: From French démoralisé, past participle of démoraliser. Etymology templates: {{bor|tr|fr|démoralisé}} French démoralisé, {{m|fr|démoraliser}} démoraliser Head templates: {{tr-adj}} demoralize
  1. demoralized Derived forms: demoralize etmek (english: to demoralize)

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