demoralized

English

Adjective

demoralized (comparative more demoralized, superlative most demoralized)

1. disheartened.
   • 2019 September 5, Sarah Leonard, “The Fall of the Meritocracy”, in The New Republic‎^[1]:

     The state uses universal testing to identify and elevate meritocrats, leaving most of England’s citizens poor and demoralized, without even a legitimate grievance, since, after all, who could argue that the wise should not rule?

Derived terms

• undemoralized

 

Verb

demoralized

1. simple past and past participle of demoralize