demotivated
demotivated is the simple past and past participle of demotivate.
Meaning of demotivate
Verb
demotivate (third-person singular simple present demotivates, present participle demotivating, simple past and past participle demotivated)
- To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.
Adjective
demotivated (comparative more demotivated, superlative most demotivated)
- Deprived of or showing a decrease in motivation.
- Near-synonym: unmotivated
- The apparent futility of trying to counteract the prevailing social forces had left her thoroughly demotivated in her daily life.
- Synonyms:
- unmotivated
- Antonyms:
- motivated, remotivated
Synonyms of demotivated
Antonyms
Forms of demotivated
| comparative | more demotivated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most demotivated |
Questions about demotivated
- What does demotivated mean?
- Demotivated means deprived of or showing a decrease in motivation.
- What is demotivated the simple past and past participle of?
- Demotivated is the simple past and past participle of demotivate.
- What part of speech is demotivated?
- Demotivated is an adjective.
Words near demotivated in the dictionary
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