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demoralising

UK/dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/

demoralising is the present participle and gerund of demoralise.

demoralising is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of demoralizing.

Meaning of demoralizing

Adjective

demoralizing (comparative more demoralizing, superlative most demoralizing)

  1. Disheartening.

Forms of demoralising

comparativemore demoralising
superlativemost demoralising
alternative formdemoralizing

Questions about demoralising

What is demoralising the present participle and gerund of?
Demoralising is the present participle and gerund of demoralise.
How do you pronounce demoralising?
Demoralising is pronounced /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪzɪŋ(ɡ)/ (UK).

Words near demoralising in the dictionary

  1. demoralise
  2. demoralised
  3. demoraliser
  4. demoralisers
  5. demoralises
  6. demoralising
  7. demoralisingly
  8. demoralization
  9. demoralizations
  10. demoralize
  11. demoralized

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Adapted from Wiktionary: demoralising (page history and authors); demoralizing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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