verb
- Take away the enthusiasm of.
- synonyms: dishearten, put off
adjective
- Made less hopeful or enthusiastic.
- usage: "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"
- synonyms: demoralized, demoralised, discouraged
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