Definition
To reduce someone's courage, confidence, or will to resist; to cause someone to lose hope or faith in something.
Etymology
From French demoraliser, formed from de- (down/away) + morale (moral courage/spirits). The French term was coined in the late 18th century and adopted into English, particularly British English which retains the -ise spelling.
Kelly Says
To demoralise is to attack the spirit rather than the body—it's why propaganda, censorship, and crushing defeats in war matter so much. An army can lose without being physically destroyed if its morale collapses first!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንጽነትን አጥር
n-ts-net-n at-ir
ARالعربية
إضعاف المعنويات
id-fa' al-ma-'anaviyat
BNবাংলা
উৎসাহ হারানো
ut-sah ha-ra-no
CACatalà
demotivar
deh-moh-tee-var
CSČeština
zdemotivovat
z-deh-moh-tee-vo-vat
DADansk
demotivere
deh-moh-tee-ve-reh
DEDeutsch
demoralisieren
deh-moh-rah-lee-zen
ELΕλληνικά
καταπνίγειν την ψυχή
kata-pnigein tin psuchē
ESEspañol
desmoralizar
desh-moh-rah-lee-zar
FAفارسی
روحیه را تضعیف کردن
roohie ra ta-d-e-e-f kar-dan
FISuomi
heikentää
hei-ken-taa
FRFrançais
démoraliser
deh-moh-rah-lee-zer
GUGU
ઉત્સાહ ઘટાડવો
ut-saah gha-taad-vo
HEעברית
להרוס את המורל
le-har-os et ha-mor-al
HIहिन्दी
उत्साह को तोड़ना
utsah ko tod-na
HUMagyar
lekicsökkenteni
lek-chök-ken-te-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menurunkan semangat
me-nur-un-kan se-ma-gat
IGIG
chọta ọnọ
cho-ta on-o
ITItaliano
demoralizzare
deh-moh-rah-lee-zar-eh
JA日本語
士気を落とす
shiki o otosu
KKKK
рухынаны жалдыру
ru-hyna-ny jal-dy-ru
KMKM
បំផ្លាញសង្ឃឹម
bamphlan sang-kh-eum
KO한국어
기운을 꺾다
ki-woon-eul keok-da
MRMR
आशा हरण करणे
aasha haran karan-e
MSBahasa Melayu
menurunkan semangat
me-nur-un-kan se-ma-gat
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကို ပျက်စီး
seet ko pyet-see
NLNederlands
demoraliseren
deh-moh-rah-lee-ze-ren
NONorsk
demotvere
deh-moh-tee-ve-reh
PAPA
ਮੋਰਲ ਘਟਾਉਣਾ
mor-al gha-ta-au-na
PLPolski
zniechęcać
z-nyech-eh-cat
PTPortuguês
demotivar
deh-moh-tee-var
RORomână
demotiva
deh-moh-tee-va
RUРусский
уничтожить боевой дух
uni-chto-zhi-ty boe-voy duh
SVSvenska
demotiveras
deh-moh-tee-va-ras
SWKiswahili
kupima moyo
ku-pi-ma moh-yo
TAதமிழ்
மனதை சலனப்படுத்து
mana-thai sa-la-na-padu-thu
TEతెలుగు
ఆత్మవిశ్వాసాన్ని నాశనం చేయు
aathma-vishwasa-anni na-sha-nam che-yu
THไทย
ทำลายกำลังใจ
tham-lai gam-lang-jai
TLTL
ipinagpapalagay ang loob
i-pi-na-ga-pa-la-gay ang loob
TRTürkçe
moralini bozmak
moh-rah-li-ni boz-mak
UKУкраїнська
знищити бойовий дух
zny-shchity boe-voy duh
URاردو
مُرال کو خراب کرنا
mor-al ko kh-raab kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm suy sụp tinh thần
lam suy sup tinh than
ZUZU
ukuthibeleka
u-ku-thi-be-le-ka