<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of:<ul><li>The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.</li></ul></li><li>to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder:<ul><li>We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours.</li></ul></li><li>to corrupt or undermine the morals of.</li></ul></li></ul>