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Meanings of demoralising in English

Destructive of morale and self-reliance.

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Usage of demoralising in English
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Two recently published books reflect the atmosphere: very negative and very demoralising.
The Guardian
2
Irish rugby hasn't known such a demoralising weekend in a long time.
The Irish Times
3
Another demoralising defeat, another inquest into where English football is going wrong.
The Guardian
4
Against infantry in the open this sort of thing is extremely demoralising.
War and the Future: Italy, France and Britain at War
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I shall have you demoralising the whole ward if you stay here.
The Queen's Cup
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Such incidents were happening constantly to-day, and seriously demoralising the dog teams.
Scott's Last Expedition, Volume I / Being the journals of Captai...
7
Such things had a demoralising effect, and treachery was an infectious disease.
The Hippodrome
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Caves, cellars, and deep dug-outs had a demoralising influence upon their occupants.
The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Inf...
9
All of which makes Glasgow's dismal life expectancy all the more demoralising.
The Guardian
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About six months ago, he received a demoralising letter from the Health Ministry.
Radio NZ
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The Romans loved the brutal and demoralising games of the amphitheatre.
In Troubadour-Land: A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
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That would be demoralising, yes, that would be putting them under financial stress.
Radio NZ
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Moreover, the lodging-house has had a most demoralising effect upon him.
The crimson petal and the white
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Fear is a terrible thing, Rodney; there is nothing so demoralising as fear.
The Untilled Field
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For officers of all ranks the loss of Stephenson will be utterly demoralising.
The Guardian
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I would find that demoralising after waiting so long pair up.
News.com.au
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