demoralizing 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of demoralizingnext
as in discouraging

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demoralizing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of demoralize
1
as in paralyzing
to deprive of courage or confidence the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers

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2
as in frustrating
to lessen the courage or confidence of we refused to be demoralized by our humiliating defeat and vowed to come roaring back the following week

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as in degrading
to lower in character, dignity, or quality felt society as a whole has been demoralized by the widespread availability of pornography

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for demoralizing
  1. paralyzing
  2. discouraging
  3. degrading
  4. intimidating
  5. deteriorating
  6. dismaying
  7. daunting
  8. weakening
Verb
  • But soon, Salinas found herself under a monthslong investigation, trying to fight off paralyzing depression while processing her grief and caring for her other children.
    Shoshana Walter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Yoon had tried to justify his decree with accusations that lawmakers were paralyzing his government, sympathizing with North Korea and refusing to pass his budget.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of paralyzing
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  • For those who do report, the process is often re-traumatizing, further discouraging victims from seeking justice.
    Chloe Laws, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Lawmakers hope to lower drug prices for patients, taxpayers and employers by discouraging those companies from steering patients toward more expensive drugs to bolster their own profits.
    Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of discouraging
Verb
  • Study © iStock Miniscule bits of plastic emanating from degrading garbage and tires may be causing serious respiratory issues and certain types of cancer, a new study has found.
    Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The company has been accused of degrading its US brands and failing to release more affordable models.
    Umar Shakir, The Verge, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of degrading
Verb
  • This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of intimidating
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  • With the relationship between the two companies deteriorating, Qualcomm may have to consider using another architecture before its ALA expires in 2033.
    Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Urban inequality, the housing crisis and deteriorating water access in US cities, Nature Cities.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of deteriorating
Adjective
  • What’s dismaying is this was yet another opportunity for the Bears to close out a game — in this instance, Williams could have ended things with a 99-yard touchdown drive — and be celebrating a massive performance by the rookie.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The math suggests a dismaying possibility: these votes may very well swing.
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismaying
Adjective
  • In 1942, the United States had entered the Second World War and was facing the daunting problem of how to move massive amounts of men, munitions, and supplies across the Atlantic Ocean to Britain in the face of Germany's all-out U-boat offensive to sink as much Allied shipping as possible.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Already weakened by a 14-month war with Israel, Hezbollah will now face the daunting task of recovering with far less direct logistical support from Iran.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of daunting
Verb
  • Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
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