demoralizing

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I doubt not this prevented the desertion of the bulk of the Second Infantry that spring, for at that time so demoralizing was the effect of the gold-mines that everybody not in the military service justified desertion, because a soldier, if free, could earn more money in a day than he received per month.

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  • It beats having to play for a demoralizing, career-killing, amateur-quality franchise. —  Mount Virtus
  • He said the way it had labeled some schools as failures was "demoralizing," especially for schools that were actually improving. —  WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook
  • "Our willingness to sell our most precious real estate to an advertiser is embarrassing and demoralizing," the petition said. —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • After over a year of demoralizing, often inexplicable capitulation, they actually gathered the fortitude to push back slightly against Republicans on so-called national security issues. —  One Thousand Reasons
  • Before going I would weigh myself every day; how demoralizing, depressing and defeatist. —  A Weight Lifted
 

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demoralizing:   demoralize ·  demoralized ·  demoralizes
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