demoralise

demoralise

verb

lower someone's spirits;make downhearted: These news depressed her; The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her; Synonym: depress deject cast down get down dismay dispirit demoralize

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality: debauch the young people with wine and women; Socrates was accused of corrupting young men; Do school counselors subvert young children?; corrupt the morals; Synonym: corrupt pervert subvert demoralize debauch debase profane vitiate deprave misdirect

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1

Political systems based on the distribution of rent demoralise people . Political regimes based on free competition motivate people .

建立在租金分配基础上的政治制度使人民消沉，而建立在自由竞争基础上的政治体制让人民充满动力。
2

A loss in North Rhine-Westphalia would demoralise the new government and erase its majority in the Bundesrat , the upper house .

北威州若失利，新政府会士气大跌，也会抹消其在上议院联邦参议院占多数的席位优势。
3

When setting club competition bonuses , a low bonus may save the club a lot of money , but it may also upset or demoralise your players .

少量的比赛奖金固然可以减少俱乐部开支，但是会影响到球队的士气和进取心。
4

In the 1930s the US needed expansionary policies to counter the depression but worried that moving too aggressively would demoralise markets and destabilise the dollar .

上世纪30年代，美国需要扩张性政策来抵御萧条，但又担心过度的举措会挫伤市场，并动摇美元汇率。