Used in a Sentence

demoralized

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for demoralized.

Editorial note

If you're comparing your progress to some of the more advanced programs out there, you'll certainly get demoralized.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

disheartened.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of demoralized gathered in one view.

adjective

disheartened.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for demoralized.

Example sentences

1

If you're comparing your progress to some of the more advanced programs out there, you'll certainly get demoralized.

2

Generally speaking, there are very few people on the planet that are demoralized by being paid a lot.

3

The 70% might feel a little demoralized but if they're good employees they'll use that to make themselves better.

4

You give them a language that can be learned at a high rate and they go all demoralized on you!

5

At best, you'll be paying extra for somebody who is demoralized an unable to meaningfully contribute.

6

Don't be sad or demoralized if you bomb an interview, just use it as practice, and go to the next one.

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Most of the instructors were demoralized by the low quality of the students and had a lot of contempt for the students.

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I could tell he felt completely hopeless, and demoralized over just how much money they are charging.

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It's best to not be demoralized by it and think through your onboarding.

10

We are like working at an office with a really demoralized team, so why do anything for the team at all then right?

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A completely demoralized person (I think that's a better descriptor than 'homeless') would not experience much delight in life.

12

In the highly competitive world of private equity dealings, Andreessen Horowitz viewed a cowed, demoralized Kleiner as a less capable bidder for funding deals.

Quote examples

1

Coaches should go for it on 4th-and-short more often than they do, but getting stopped on 4th down is demoralizing" If it is demoralizing enough, and the game (or the season, if being demoralized has a long enough half-life) still has plenty of time to go, that may mean the coaches are acting rational by not playing the short-term better option.

2

Of course, this assumes a lot of things such as that you have USA/California style "at will" employment, you are capable of determining that the employee(s) in question are legitimately bad and not just hamstrung by stupid process or demoralized due to reasons you could reasonably fix, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use demoralized in a sentence?

If you're comparing your progress to some of the more advanced programs out there, you'll certainly get demoralized.

What does demoralized mean?

disheartened.

What part of speech is demoralized?

demoralized is commonly used as adjective.