demoralisation

The cause of the demoralisation is the sudden and (let's admit it) impressive turn-around of the fortunes of the Conservatives.

James Graham on Nick Clegg's leadership 2008

And that demoralisation is absolutely necessary if they are to drive through the national police force that those with the ACPO/Home Office agenda clearly want.

An Ex Traffic Biker Writes: « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

Emphasising that the issue concerns India's "self-respect", Prasad said the government's handling of the issue is sending out a "wrong message" and causing "demoralisation" in the country.

Daily News & Analysis 2009

Neil MuirShrewsbury• I wonder whether our political leaders have studied the words of Petronius in 200BCE Editorial, 21 February: "Reorganisation is a wonderful method for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation."

Letters: More Danish yarns 2011

It was a school of artistic expression that “vividly depicted and excoriated the corruption, frantic pleasure seeking and general demoralisation of Germany following its defeat in the war and the ineffectual Weimar Republic which governed until the arrival in power of the Nazi Party in 1933.”

Book Review: Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada « A Progressive on the Prairie 2010

It was a school of artistic expression that “vividly depicted and excoriated the corruption, frantic pleasure seeking and general demoralisation [5] of Germany following its defeat in the war and the ineffectual Weimar Republic which governed until the arrival in power of the Nazi Party in 1933.”

A Progressive on the Prairie » Book Review: Wolf Among Wolves by Hans Fallada » Print 2010

They merely get to measure relative levels of disappointment, disinterest and demoralisation.

The Single Measure Of Public Confidence « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

The number of people who've posted remarks along the lines of "I know it's racist, but I'm British ..." is indicative of the demoralisation and discombobulation of non-Muslim Brits you speak of.

Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I... 2010

Cameron referred to himself in the Guardian on 17 February as a "confirmed localist", who was determined to end the "demoralisation and democratic disengagement" of centralism.

What happened to the Big Society? It was killed by proximity to power 2010

Dr John Marks, a past chairman of the British Medical Association, quoting Caius Petronius, warned that the revamp could end up "creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation".

NHS reforms: Is Andrew Lansley's brutal surgery really needed? 2010