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demoralizer

demoralizer is the agent noun of demoralize.

Meaning of demoralize

Verb

demoralize (third-person singular simple present demoralizes, present participle demoralizing, simple past and past participle demoralized)

  1. (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
    Synonyms:
    daunt, deter, discourage
    Antonyms:
    encourage, hearten
  2. (British, English, Oxford, US, dated, transitive) To erode the moral adherence of; to corrupt.
    • [I]f you convert a man brought up in another creed, you inevitably demoralize him.1915 December (date written), [George] Bernard Shaw, “Androcles and the Lion. Preface on the Prospects of Christianity.”, in Androcles and the Lion, Overruled, Pygmalion, London: Constable and...

Forms of demoralizer

pluraldemoralizers

Origin of demoralizer

From demoralize + -er.

Questions about demoralizer

What is demoralizer the agent noun of?
Demoralizer is the agent noun of demoralize.

Words near demoralizer in the dictionary

  1. demoralisingly
  2. demoralization
  3. demoralizations
  4. demoralize
  5. demoralized
  6. demoralizer
  7. demoralizers
  8. demoralizes
  9. demoralizing
  10. demoralizingly
  11. Demorest

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