Demoralising is an English word with synonyms like demoralizing or disheartening. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Demoralising meaning
present participle and gerund of demoralise
Synonyms of Demoralising
Using Demoralising
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of demoralise
- Useful related words include: demoralizing, disheartening, dispiriting, discouraging.
- In the example corpus, demoralising often appears in combinations such as: demoralising defeat, demoralising the, and demoralising.
Context around Demoralising
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demoralising
- In this selection, "demoralising" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, somewhat, thoroughly, pretty, wasn, statements and effects stand out and add context to how "demoralising" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after a demoralising 3 0 and after a demoralising 5 0. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demoralising" sits close to words such as abhinandan, abhor and abscesses, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demoralising
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, it is somewhat demoralising. (5 words)
It’s demoralising for candidates. (5 words)
It is thoroughly demoralising for all concerned. (7 words)
The 48-year-old’s tenure was marred by a controversial interview where he criticised the standard of Scottish football after a defeat to Dundee in December and his decision to resign came shortly after a demoralising 5-0 defeat to Motherwell. (42 words)
Lingard and Martial are now doubts for the Wolves game, with United aiming to bounce back from another demoralising defeat in the Premier League, this time at the hands of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. (34 words)
Though the alliance partners were reduced in strength, the Congress leadership failed to seize the opportunity to lead the MVA, demoralising the cadre and prompting leaders to scout for alternatives, say party insiders. (33 words)
Yoan scored an own goal and then it was demoralising, wasn’t it? (13 words)
After all, Labour is the party of cutting defence and demoralising troops by supporting the nation's enemies and chasing our soldiers through the courts, isn't it? (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, it is somewhat demoralising.
Is it not demoralising the entire force?" it queried.
It is thoroughly demoralising for all concerned.
Manchester United, on the other hand, will be hurting after a demoralising 3-0 defeat against their crosstown rivals Manchester City at Old Trafford.
Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of regaining their place in the Premier League’s top four were scuppered as they suffered a demoralising 2-0 home defeat against Aston Villa on Sunday.
Tackling is hard, and feeling like all you are doing is tackling is demoralising.
The vacuum Northern Ireland’s politics can be pretty demoralising at the best of times.
Yoan scored an own goal and then it was demoralising, wasn’t it?
Ekundayo, however, implored the minister not to be swayed by the demoralising statements of the other faction and others insisting that the apex student body remains steadfast by him.
It’s demoralising for candidates.
The 48-year-old’s tenure was marred by a controversial interview where he criticised the standard of Scottish football after a defeat to Dundee in December and his decision to resign came shortly after a demoralising 5-0 defeat to Motherwell.
Though the alliance partners were reduced in strength, the Congress leadership failed to seize the opportunity to lead the MVA, demoralising the cadre and prompting leaders to scout for alternatives, say party insiders.
A meal, with restricted guests, can alleviate the demoralising effects of the restrictions.
Des Hasler’s men have left themselves too much ground to make up after yet another loss, a demoralising 56-16 defeat to South Sydney.
Lingard and Martial are now doubts for the Wolves game, with United aiming to bounce back from another demoralising defeat in the Premier League, this time at the hands of Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal.
After all, Labour is the party of cutting defence and demoralising troops by supporting the nation's enemies and chasing our soldiers through the courts, isn't it?
These are hard and demoralising blows to the AKP and its base which until recently was used to jumping from victory to victory.
While this looks demoralising, the influence of social media videos cannot be articulated.
For me the process of buying a house was a draining and, at times, demoralising process.
Therefore, for a deputy minister to lump all private schools as substandard was quite disheartening and demoralising to some hard working proprietors.
Common combinations with demoralising
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: