Demoralized

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  demoralized \demoralized\ adj.
     made less hopeful or enthusiastic; rendered pessimistic; as,
     the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance.
  
     Syn: discouraged, disheartened.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized};
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d['e]moraliser; pref.
     d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.]
     To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the
     effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or
     untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit,
     etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency.
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           The demoralizing example of profligate power and
           prosperous crime.                        --Walsh.
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           The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army.
                                                    --Bancroft.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  demoralized
       adj : made less hopeful or enthusiastic; "desperate demoralized
             people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the
             magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor
             tried vainly to arouse their interest" [syn: {demoralised},
              {discouraged}, {disheartened}]