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demoralized

/dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪzd/ /diːˈmɔːrəlaɪzd/

Meanings
verb
To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.

Examples :

"The team was demoralized after losing their tenth game in a row. "
attitude emotion mind character

Related Words

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after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

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tenth noun

/tɛnθ/

The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

"She was nervous as she waited to hear her name called; the tenth was guaranteed a prize. "

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destroy verb

/dɪˈstɹɔɪ/

To damage beyond use or repair.

"Hooligans destroy unprovoked."

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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game noun

/ɡeɪm/

A playful or competitive activity.

"The children played a game of tag in the park. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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morale noun

/məˈɹæl/ /məˈɹɑːl/

The capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.

"The team's morale was high after winning the championship. "

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dishearten verb

/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ /dɪsˈhɑɹ.tən/

To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

"The negative comments from the teacher dishearten the student, making her lose her motivation to study. "

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team noun

/tiːm/

A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.

"The farmer used his strong team of horses to pull the heavy wagon. "

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row noun

/ˈɹəʊ/ /ˈɹoʊ/ /ɹəʊ/ /ɹoʊ/ /ɹaʊ/

A line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.

"The movie theatre had many rows of comfortable seats. "

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losing verb

/ˈluːzɪŋ/

To cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances, events or reasons.

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."