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单词 demoralize
释义
Demoralize
vverb.socialcorrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Synset:corrupt debase debauch demoralise deprave misdirect pervert profane subvert vitiate
Examples:
  • debauch the young people with wine and women
  • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
  • Do school counselors subvert young children?
  • corrupt the morals
Derivationally Related Form:depravationcorruptibledebasementdepravitydemoralizationsubversiondebaucherdebaucherypervertcorruptivedebaucheedemoralisationdebauchprofanationcorruptionperversive
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:corruptchange
Direct Hyponyms:bastardisebastardizecarnalisecarnalizeinfectlead astraylead offpoisonsensualisesensualizesuborn
Full Troponyms:bastardizeinfectlead offpoisonsensualizesuborn
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.emotionlower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Synset:cast down deject demoralise depress dismay dispirit get down
Examples:
  • These news depressed her
  • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
Antonyms:elate
Derivationally Related Form:dejectiondemoralisationdepressantdismaydemoralization
Hypernyms:discourage
Inherited Hypernyms:depressdiscourage
Direct Hyponyms:chill
Full Troponyms:chill
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: get down, dismay) | The bad news will --- him (apply to: deject, dismay, dispirit, depress, demoralize)
vverb.cognitionconfuse or put into disorder
Examples:
  • the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office
Derivationally Related Form:demoralization
Hypernyms:bedevil befuddle confound confuse discombobulate fox fuddle throw
Inherited Hypernyms:demoralizeconfusebe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
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