- To undermine the confidence or morale of; dishearten: an inconsistent policy that demoralized the staff.
- To put into disorder; confuse.
- To debase the morals of; corrupt.
demoralizer de·mor'al·iz'er n.
Dictionary:
de·mor·al·ize (dĭ-môr'ə-līz', -mŏr'-) ![]() |
| Business Dictionary: Demoralize |
To decrease the morale. Employee morale can be lowered from many causes such as lack of appreciation by superiors, layoffs, and salary give backs. Where possible, the personnel department should minimize adverse causes on morale since worker productivity and accuracy will typically fall off and the employee turnover rate may rise.
| Thesaurus: demoralize |
verb
| Antonyms: demoralize |
Definition: corrupt, pervert
Antonyms: make good, moralize, purify
v
Definition: depress, unnerve
Antonyms: boost, comfort, encourage, uplift
| Translations: Demoralize |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - demoralisere, fordærve
Nederlands (Dutch)
demoraliseren (ontmoedigen)
Français (French)
v. tr. - démoraliser
Deutsch (German)
v. - demoralisieren, entmutigen, (sittlich) verderben
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποθαρρύνω, αποκαρδιώνω, διαφθείρω, εξαχρειώνω
Italiano (Italian)
demoralizzare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmoralizar
Русский (Russian)
деморализовать
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desmoralizar, desubicar, corromper
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - demoralisera
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使道德败坏, 使沮丧, 使士气低落, 使混乱
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使道德敗壞, 使沮喪, 使士氣低落, 使混亂
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 기를 꺾다, 당혹케 하다, ~의 풍기를 어지럽히다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 腐敗させる, 士気をくじく, 混乱に陥れる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يجعل شخص يفقد الثقه أو الأمل, يضعف معنويات شخص
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - השחית, הוריד המורל, ריפה ידיים
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