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  • verb rare To demotivate

Etymologies

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From un- +‎ motivate

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Examples

  • Courts unmotivate them by providing stiff penalties for violating the seal.

    Will Major Dailies Do Stories On Allen's Divorce And Warrants? 2009

  • It seems to me that, while starting in the winter means having the cold weather and shorter days working to unmotivate you, when you realize your semester off is essentially over in May-June, you still have the summer to try to do a few more things and tie up loose ends.

    Archive 2009-08-01 James F. McGrath 2009

  • It seems to me that, while starting in the winter means having the cold weather and shorter days working to unmotivate you, when you realize your semester off is essentially over in May-June, you still have the summer to try to do a few more things and tie up loose ends.

    My First Sabbatical: A Retrospective James F. McGrath 2009

  • Sometimes, i can't believe i'm like this now, being that i was an unmotivate,d pot smoking, school ditching high schooler.

    You Know Your Kids Have Really Grown Up When... 1 Dinosaur 2009

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