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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
demoralize /dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz/ (or demoralise)

▶verb

1 cause to lose confidence or hope.

2 archaic corrupt the morals of.

– derivatives
demoralization noun,
demoralized adjective,
demoralizing adjective,
demoralizingly adverb.

– origin C18: from Fr. démoraliser (a word of the French Revolution).

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