Definitions for demoralizing
de·mor·al·iz·ing

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1. demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiritingadjective

   destructive of morale and self-reliance

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1. demoralizingadjective

   discouraging. Opposite of encouraging.

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1. demoralizingadjective

   disheartening

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1. demoralizing

   Demoralizing refers to the act or situation of causing someone to lose confidence, hope, or spirit, often by showing them that they are unlikely to succeed or by making their tasks harder or seemingly impossible. It involves instilling feelings of despair, discouragement, distress, or fear.

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1. Demoralizing

   of Demoralize

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of demoralizing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of demoralizing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of demoralizing in a Sentence

1. Casey Wehr:

   It was demoralizing, we had to start back at square one; the other firms who’d offered us term sheets had already reallocated their funds or rejected us because we didn’t choose them first.

2. Sophocles:

   Money There's nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

3. Paul Hokemeyer:

   Patients who suffer from sexual addictions enter treatment paralyzed by shame and humiliation. They describe themselves as “evil” and “defective.” They desperately want to be liberated from the crush of their destructive behavior, but can’t get out from under it’s demoralizing weight

4. 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.

5. Fox News:

   I find this to be so demoralizing, disappointing and I think they’re going to have hell to pay for this budget.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=demoralizing
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=demoralizing
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Demoralizing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demoralizing
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=demoralizing