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demoralization

dɪˌmɔrəlɪˈzeɪʃən
WordNet
  1. (n) demoralization
    destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
  2. (n) demoralization
    depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
  3. (n) demoralization
    a state of disorder and confusion "his inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff"
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Demoralization
    The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) demoralization
    The act of demoralizing, or the state of being demoralized. Also spelled demoralisation.
Quotations
David Ogilvy
Set exorbitant standards, and give your people hell when they don't live up to them. There is nothing so demoralizing as a boss who tolerates second rate work.
David Ogilvy
Edmund Wilson
There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.
Edmund Wilson
Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing.
Harriet Braiker
I, for one, hope that youth will again revolt and again demoralize the dead weight of conformity that now lies upon us.
Howard M. Jones
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Cf. F. démoralisation,

Usage in the news

The unrealistically gorgeous women on magazine covers are collectively demoralizing females around the world. columbiamissourian.com

It was a story that repeated itself all over the rust belt, but Youngstown was particularly demoralized -- and fragmented. inc.com

During layoffs, the effect of 'bumping rights' on the workplace is more than demoralizing. governing.com

After leading 7-1 and 10-2, the Rays surrender 13 in a demoralizing eighth inning. sptimes.com

White Sox's final out of a demoralizing 10-4 loss Saturday at. sbt.com

Dintle Zulu wanted something better for her only child than the worn classrooms, demoralized teachers and defiant students she had faced herself. theskanner.com

Many conservatives are understandably demoralized by last month's election returns. ashingtontimes.com

The Jets' special teams units have been a strength this season, but by the first quarter of Sunday's 30-9 loss to the Dolphins, the team had already given up two demoralizing plays -- and a ton of momentum. espn.go.com

ArtPrize experience ' disrespectful and demoralizing'. zzm13.com

One of the great and noble pursuits of humankind, the quest for scientific knowledge is also one of the most dangerous, frustrating, ego-driven, transcendent, sublime, dirty, long, demoralizing, inspiring you get the idea. kcrw.com

They say sales have plummeted since the second game, and fans are demoralized. ksn.com

The Paperboy plays at hardcore , to demoralizing results. montereycountyweekly.com

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — For a team that won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in March, suffering three straight losses at home was demoralizing. therepublic.com

Taliban demoralized and changing sides, military says. ashingtontimes.com

Four straight losses against non-FBS competition has seriously demoralized this team, and I'm not sure they'll be able to recover. blog.mlive.com

Usage in literature

In the last part of the war he fought against troops demoralized by an almost unbroken chain of disasters. "The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)" by John Holland Rose

It is not only immoral, but it generates demoralization. "Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science" by Various

These caused many thinkers to predict a coming period of demoralization in literature. "Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn" by Lafcadio Hearn

One cup of wine is good for a woman, two are disgraceful, three demoralizing, and four brutalizing. "Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala" by Various

This was a very wrong and demoralizing notion, if it were entertained to any considerable extent. "The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902)" by John O'Rourke

There are hundreds of his associates who can do it just as well; and he is necessarily obliged to face demoralizing competition. "The Promise Of American Life" by Herbert David Croly

Two badly demoralized hartebeeste stamped out into the open and away; two only. "African Camp Fires" by Stewart Edward White

It was an utterly demoralized mob. "Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. XII, No. 28. July, 1873." by Various

The boys inside were demoralized by waiting. "The Hoosier Schoolmaster" by Edward Eggleston

Therefore a period of discouragement and demoralization followed. "On Commando" by Dietlof Van Warmelo

Usage in poetry
Now mark how, by Draconic rule
And HAUTEUR ill-advised,
The noblest crew upon the Blue
May be demoralized.
One morn, demoralized with grief,
The farmer clamored for relief;
And prayed right hard to understand
What witchcraft now possessed his land;
Why house and farm in misery grew
Since he nailed up that “lucky” shoe.