Usage Note
Desmoralizar means to undermine someone's confidence, morale, or fighting spirit—used of military defeats, poor management, or repeated failures. The reflexive desmoralizarse describes the individual experience of losing heart. The related noun is desmoralización.
Examples
"Las derrotas consecutivas desmoralizaron al equipo."
Natural Translation
The consecutive defeats demoralised the team.
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