demoralize

1. V-T If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up. 使泄氣

Clearly, one of the objectives is to demoralize the enemy troops in any way they can. 很清楚，目的之一是他們想盡一切辦法瓦解敵軍的士氣。

2. demoralizedADJ 失去信心的

The Bismarck could now move only at a crawl and her crew were exhausted, hopeless, and utterly demoralized. 俾斯麥號現在衹能慢速前進，而全躰船員也早已筋疲力盡，悲觀失望，完全失去信心。