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Synonyms for demoralizing
de·mor·al·iz·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiritingadjective
destructive of morale and self-reliance
Synonyms:
dispiriting, disheartening, demoralisingAntonyms:
encouraging
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ranking | word | |
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#20906 | depressing | |
#76343 | disheartening | |
#109555 | demoralizing | |
#190335 | dispiriting | |
#221533 | demoralising |
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It's done in a very healthy way. It's done tastefully. And we really just want to see innovation that is truly innovative... and is still not demoralizing female bodies or objectifying anyone.
I find this to be so demoralizing, disappointing and I think they’re going to have hell to pay for this budget.
The fact is there is nothing, absolutely nothing, more demoralizing and disempowering to any citizen of any nation than the belief the system is rigged against them and that people in positions of power are -- to use a diplomatic term of art -- crooks who are stealing the future of their own people, it's everybody's responsibility to condemn and expose corruption, to hold perpetrators accountable and to replace a culture of corruption.
When we see protesters out in the streets, making outrageous statements, slandering our police officers, propagating absurd and false narrative about these brave men and women who protect us, I can understand how that can be demoralizing for the police officers who have to watch that happen, but I want you to know: Those protesters don't speak for America.
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde:
Civilization requires slaves. Human slavery is wrong, insecure, and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of the world depends.
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