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Definition of Demoralization
1. Noun. Destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy.
Generic synonyms: Debasement, Degradation
Derivative terms: Demoralise, Demoralize
2. Noun. A state of disorder and confusion. "His inconsistency resulted in the demoralization of his staff"
3. Noun. Depression resulting from an undermining of your morale.
Definition of Demoralization
1. n. The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy.
Definition of Demoralization
1. Noun. The act of corrupting or subverting morale. Especially: The act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope, etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army or navy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demoralization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demoralization
Literary usage of Demoralization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Individual Training in Our Colleges by Clarence Frank Birdseye (1907)
"Demoralization from lack of system. Advantages of small educational units. men
... The lack of system breeds demoralization. Demoralization, unless sternly ..."
2. The Polish Peasant in Europe and America; Monograph of an Immigrant Group by William Isaac Thomas, Florian Znaniecki (1920)
"CHAPTER I Demoralization Demoralization is the decay of the personal life-organization
of an individual member of a social group.1 When studying the ..."
3. The British Controversialist and Literary Magazine (1864)
"WE cannot say that civilization necessitates demoralization without affirming
also that it necessitates morality, since without tho agency of civilization ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1850)
"as to a necessity for some strong hand to correct or alter the disorderly condition
of society attested by the existence of such demoralization, ..."
5. The Theological and Literary Journal (1859)
"That is, they proposed first to sink the young of a generation by an infidel
training to such a depth of demoralization, that they would be prepared to ..."
6. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1866)
"How Lee was surrounded.—SURRENDER OF TUB ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA.—A frightful
demoralization of the army.—Mure than two-thirds of the men deserted. ..."
7. Reconstruction, Political and Economic, 1865-1877 by William Archibald Dunning (1907)
"CHAPTER XIII POLITICAL AND SOCIAL Demoralization IN THE SOUTH (1870-1873) THE
disastrous collapse of the Liberal movement brought ..."
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