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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
demoralize .
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Examples
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"Anytime you can make those free throws it kind of demoralizes the other side because hopefully it pads your lead."
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By its nature, unemployment demoralizes and isolates people.
Steve Fraser: Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You Steve Fraser 2011
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The more Obama retreats, the more he emboldens the Tea Party and their corporate backers and the more he demoralizes his already demoralized base, leading to an approval rating among Democrats that's now the lowest since he took office.
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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This provision disrespects and demoralizes our law enforcement officers and prosecutors who are responsible for protecting our national security using the United States criminal justice system and process which has been effectively used repeatedly to investigate, arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate individuals who are convicted of terrorism.
Rep. Hank Johnson: Reject Indefinite Detention; Defend the Constitution Rep. Hank Johnson 2011
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The more Obama retreats, the more he emboldens the Tea Party and their corporate backers and the more he demoralizes his already demoralized base, leading to an approval rating among Democrats that's now the lowest since he took office.
Paul Loeb: Praising the Hostage Takers: Will Obama Ever Hold the Republicans Accountable? Paul Loeb 2011
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By its nature, unemployment demoralizes and isolates people.
Steve Fraser: Uncle Sam Doesn't Want You Steve Fraser 2011
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"Any commander who has experienced a withdrawal under pressure knows that it is perhaps the most difficult operation you can conduct and certainly the most dangerous; it gives the attacker a feeling of superiority and demoralizes the withdrawing force."
The Coming Afghan Debacle Bret Stephens 2011
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This provision disrespects and demoralizes our law enforcement officers and prosecutors who are responsible for protecting our national security using the United States criminal justice system and process which has been effectively used repeatedly to investigate, arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate individuals who are convicted of terrorism.
Rep. Hank Johnson: Reject Indefinite Detention; Defend the Constitution Rep. Hank Johnson 2011
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He also gets to brag to his base about that victory, even as he demoralizes conservative voters.
The Real GOP Debt Choice Kimberley A. Strassel 2011
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This provision disrespects and demoralizes our law enforcement officers and prosecutors who are responsible for protecting our national security using the United States criminal justice system and process which has been effectively used repeatedly to investigate, arrest, prosecute, and incarcerate individuals who are convicted of terrorism.
Rep. Hank Johnson: Reject Indefinite Detention; Defend the Constitution Rep. Hank Johnson 2011
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