— demoralization , n. — demoralizer , n. — demoralizingly , adv.
/di mawr"euh luyz', -mor"-/ , v.t., demoralized, demoralizing .
1. to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
2. to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.
3. to corrupt or undermine the morals of.
Also, esp. Brit., demoralise .
[ 1785-95; démoraliser. See DE-, MORAL, -IZE ]