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What is another word for demoralising?

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Adjective

Causing discouragement and disappointment

Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation

Improper on indecent by normal social standards

Noun

Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

Verb

Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

Present participle for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

Present participle for to divest or deprive of confidence or courage

Present participle for to impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

Present participle for to destroy, weaken or work against

Present participle for to insult or criticize someone or something

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Adjective

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Causing discouragement and disappointment

sombre^UK

somber^US

unfavorable^US

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

humourless^UK

humorless^US

looking on the black side

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

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“After such a demoralizing outing, it would have taken a miracle to avert a catastrophe.”

Adjective

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Causing erosion of moral fortitude or that eliminates hope or motivation

colorless^US

colourless^UK

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

wintery^UK

wintry^US

nothing to write home about

grey^UK

gray^US

somber^US

sombre^UK

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

greyish^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

meager^US

meagre^UK

grayish^US

neither one thing nor the other

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Adjective

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Improper on indecent by normal social standards

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

without justification

not to be relied upon

potentially dishonest

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Noun

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Violent or forcible action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will

terrorising^UK

terrorizing^US

demanding money with menaces

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Verb

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Present participle for to diminish the confidence or courage of

knocking the stuffing out of

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“One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.”

Verb

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Present participle for to decrease the value, character, or quality of

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

lowering the status of

colouring^UK

biasing^US

biassing^UK

dishonoring^US

coloring^US

treating with disrespect

reducing the status of

dragging through the mud

vandalizing^US

vandalising^UK

vulgarizing^US

vulgarising^UK

driving a nail into the coffin of

having a bad effect on

minimizing^US

foiling

minimising^UK

whittling

pulling down

pulling the rug out from under

treating sacrilegiously

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

striking at the foundations

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

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Verb

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Present participle for to divest or deprive of confidence or courage

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

throwing cold water on

pouring cold water on

nonplussing

giving someone the blues

putting someone off their stroke

terrorizing^US

knocking the stuffing out of

terrorising^UK

making someone fed up

taking the wind out of your sails

repelling

stiffing

bringing tears to your eyes

making one's hair stand on end

scaring away

chilling to the bone

setting someone back on their heels

making one's blood run cold

hanging over

making teeth chatter

putting someone off their stride

breaking someone's heart

knocking the wind out of

disorientating

making uneasy

weakening

harshing one's mellow

dissuading

scaring the daylights out of

making self-conscious

throwing into a tizz

casting a pall over

putting down

causing someone to lose their composure

balking^US

baulking^UK

making someone scratch their head

upsetting the applecart

catching off balance

stopping someone in their tracks

taking by surprise

causing to be at a stand

putting out of countenance

dampening the spirits of

making one's flesh creep

filling with fear

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

freezing your blood

scaring the bejesus out of

making someone jump out of their skin

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring the pants off

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

scaring stiff

giving one the creeps

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring the living daylights out of

scaring witless

scaring someone half to death

causing to lose heart

winding up

giving someone the hump

harshing someone's mellow

filling with consternation

messing up

throwing into a tizzy

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Verb

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Present participle for to impede the effectiveness, power, or ability of, especially gradually or insidiously

Verb

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Present participle for to destroy, weaken or work against

Verb

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Present participle for to insult or criticize someone or something

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