English verb: demoralise | |||
1. | demoralise (social) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | ||
Samples | Debauch the young people with wine and women. Socrates was accused of corrupting young men. Do school counselors subvert young children?. Corrupt the morals. | ||
Synonyms | corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bastardise, bastardize, carnalise, carnalize, infect, lead astray, lead off, poison, sensualise, sensualize, suborn | ||
2. | demoralise (emotion) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | ||
Samples | These news depressed her. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her. | ||
Synonyms | cast down, deject, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discourage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chill | ||
Antonyms | elate, intoxicate, uplift, lift up, pick up | ||