demoralize

[US]/dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz/
[UK]/dɪˈmɔːrəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. untuk menurunkan semangat atau keyakinan, untuk menyedihkan atau menyuruh berundur.
Word Forms
Past Participledemoralized
Third Person Singulardemoralizes
Past Tensedemoralized
Present Participledemoralizing
Pluraldemoralizes

Example Sentences

The team's poor performance demoralized the players.

Kekurangan prestasi pasukan menyebabkan pemain-pemain menjadi sedemoral.

Constant criticism can demoralize employees.

Kritikan yang terus-menerus boleh menyebabkan kerosakan semangat pekerja.

Losing the championship demoralized the entire team.

Kalah dalam kejuaraan menyebabkan seluruh pasukan menjadi sedemoral.

Receiving negative feedback can demoralize students.

Menerima umpan balik negatif boleh menyebabkan kerosakan semangat pelajar.

The lack of support from management demoralized the staff.

Kekurangan sokongan daripada pengurusan menyebabkan staf menjadi sedemoral.

The constant setbacks demoralized him.

Kesulitan yang terus-menerus menyebabkan dia menjadi sedemoral.

The failure of the project demoralized the team members.

Kegagalan projek menyebabkan ahli pasukan menjadi sedemoral.

The demoralizing news spread quickly through the company.

Berita yang menyedihkan menyebarkan dengan cepat melalui syarikat.

The demoralized soldiers struggled to find motivation to continue fighting.

Tentera yang sedemoral berusaha mencari motivasi untuk terus bertempur.

Constant rejection can demoralize even the most determined individuals.

Penolakan yang terus-menerus boleh menyebabkan kerosakan semangat walaupun individu yang paling berazam.

Real-world Examples

It's hard to overstate how demoralized and messed up Disney was.

Sukar untuk menekankan betapa teruk dan bercacatnya Disney ketika itu.

Source: Bill Gates on Reading

[Barry] Oh, this is, that is demoralizing.

[Barry] Oh, ini, itu memalukan.

Source: Gourmet Base

So it might be very natural to feel demoralized and defeated after you fail.

Jadi, ia mungkin sangat natural untuk berasa sedih dan kalah selepas gagal.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) February 2015 Collection

The resulting conflicts in policy, and the continual changing of plans, soon demoralized the department.

Konflik dalam dasar yang berlaku dan perubahan terus menerus dalam rancangan, segera menyebabkan kerosakan semangat dalam jabatan itu.

Source: Reciting for the King Volume 3 (All 60 Lessons)

When the buccaneers arrived within sight of the city, they were hungry tired and demoralized.

Apabila para buccaneers tiba dalam penglihatan bandar, mereka sudah letih dan sedih.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

But even though Jobs's style could be demoralizing, it could also be oddly inspiring.

Namun walaupun gaya Jobs boleh menyedihkan, ia juga boleh menjadi memotivasi secara aneh.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

She's more known for coming up early and strong, demoralizing her opponents from the start.

Beliau lebih dikenali untuk tiba awal dan kuat, menyedihkan lawannya sejak awal.

Source: Brother Wind takes you to watch movies and learn English.

The Seleka looked defeated and demoralized following the resignation of the president they brought to power.

Seleka kelihatan kalah dan sedih selepas pengunduran presiden yang mereka bawa kuasa.

Source: BBC Listening January 2014 Collection

If we take the interconnectedness of the stories into account; there appears to be a demoralizing truth to this statement.

Jika kita mempertimbangkan keterkaitan antara cerita-cerita ini, kelihatan ada kebenaran yang menyedihkan dalam kenyataan ini.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

The Kaiser had fled and his government was demoralized.

Kaiser telah melarikan diri dan kerajaannya sedih.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

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