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单词 demoralize
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demoralize

Still they could not demoralize the Nuristanis, and the fight continued.

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demoralize

British English: demoralize VERB
If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
One of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops.
  • American English: demoralize
  • Brazilian Portuguese: desmoralizar
  • Chinese: 使泄气
  • European Spanish: desmoralizar
  • French: démoraliser
  • German: entmutigen
  • Italian: demoralizzare
  • Japanese: やる気を喪失させる
  • Korean: 사기를 저하시키다
  • European Portuguese: desmoralizar
  • Latin American Spanish: desmoralizar

(verb) 
Definition
to deprive (someone) of confidence or enthusiasm
One of the objectives is to demoralize enemy troops.
Synonyms
dishearten
These conditions dishearten people and undermine their hope.
undermine
discourage
Don't let this setback discourage you.
shake
depress
The state of the country depresses me.
weaken
Her opponents believe that her authority has been fatally weakened.
rattle (informal)
daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
unnerve
The news about Dermot had unnerved me.
disconcert
psych out (informal)
disempower
dispirit
deject
Opposites
encourage
,
boost
,
cheer
,
spur
,
hearten
,
egg on
,
gee up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of daunt
Nothing evil could daunt them.
Synonyms
discourage,
alarm,
shake,
frighten,
scare,
terrify,
cow,
intimidate,
deter,
dismay,
put off,
subdue,
overawe,
frighten off,
dishearten,
dispirit
in the sense of deject
Synonyms
depress,
discourage,
dismay,
daunt,
dampen,
demoralize,
cast down,
dishearten,
dispirit
in the sense of depress
Definition
to make sad and gloomy
The state of the country depresses me.
Synonyms
sadden,
upset,
distress,
chill,
discourage,
grieve,
daunt,
oppress,
desolate,
weigh down,
cast down,
bring tears to your eyes,
make sad,
dishearten,
dispirit,
make your heart bleed,
aggrieve,
deject,
make despondent,
cast a gloom upon,
harsh someone's mellow or buzz (slang)

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