单词 | demoralising |
释义 | demoralising (once / 18468 pages) adj WORD FAMILY demoralise: demoralised, demoralises, demoralising USAGE EXAMPLESA manager who is younger by one year is somewhat unsettling; a gap of 20 years is far more demoralising. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) I was at times sidelined in meetings by investors wanting to deal with my male co-founder, which was incredibly demoralising and frustrating. BBC(Aug 29, 2016) Prof Pollacco calls this "demoralising", but explains: "It must indicate something - probably a technologically capable society." BBC(Aug 24, 2016) adj destructive of morale and self-reliance Syn demoralizing, disheartening, dispiriting discouraging depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action |
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