demoralize
/dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz/
US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz/
dɪˈmɒrəlʌɪz
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dɪ - ˈmɒrəlʌɪz -> demoralize
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
demoralize, -ise /dÇ'mɒrǝlaÇz; US -'mↄ:r- / v
(usu passive)
စိတ်ဓာတ်ကျဆင်းစေသည်။ အားလျော့စေသည်။ The team were not demoralized by their defeat.
❏ demoralized, -ised adj
စိတ်ဓာတ်ကျသော။ အားငယ်သော။
feel very demoralized.
❏ demoralizing, -ising adj စိတ်ဓာတ်ကျဆင်းစေသော။
a demoralizing experience. demoralization, -isation /dÇmɒrǝlaÇ'zeÇʃn; US - mↄ:rǝlǝ'z-/ n [U]
Synonyms
dishearten, undermine somebody's confidence, deflate, discourage, depress, deject, abash, bastardize, bestialize, blow out, blow up, brutalize, chill, corrupt, cripple, damp, dampen, daunt, debase, debauch, debilitate, deprave, disarrange, disconcert, discountenance, disorder, disorganize, disparage, dispirit, disturb, embarrass, enfeeble, get to, jumble, lower, muddle, nonplus, pervert, psych out, rattle, sap, send up, shake, snarl, take apart, take steam out, undermine, unglue, unman, unnerve, unsettle, unzip, upset, vitiate, warp, weaken
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