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demotivator

demotivator noun: one who, or that which, demotivates.

demotivator: one who, or that which, demotivates
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Noun

demotivator (plural demotivators)

  1. One who, or that which, demotivates.
    • [Money] becomes a demotivator when it bears no clear-cut relationship to performance on the job.2001, Donald L. Caruth, Gail D. Handlogten, Managing Compensation (and Understanding it Too), page 47
    1. A humorous parody of a motivational poster, bearing a negative slogan.

Forms of demotivator

pluraldemotivators

Origin of demotivator

From demotivate + -or.

Questions about demotivator

What does demotivator mean?
Demotivator means one who, or that which, demotivates.
What part of speech is demotivator?
Demotivator is a noun.
What is the plural of demotivator?
The plural of demotivator is demotivators.

Words near demotivator in the dictionary

  1. demotivates
  2. demotivating
  3. demotivation
  4. demotivational
  5. demotivations
  6. demotivator
  7. demotivators
  8. demould
  9. demoulded
  10. demoulding
  11. demoulds

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