Demoralizing is an English word with synonyms like demoralising or disheartening. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Demoralizing meaning
present participle and gerund of demoralize
Synonyms of Demoralizing
Using Demoralizing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of demoralize
- Useful related words include: demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting, discouraging.
- In the example corpus, demoralizing often appears in combinations such as: demoralizing to, and demoralizing, demoralizing for.
Context around Demoralizing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demoralizing
- In this selection, "demoralizing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, frustrating, despite, pretty, depressing, reports and american stand out and add context to how "demoralizing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit demoralizing to see and a wildly demoralizing feeling to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demoralizing" sits close to words such as abetted, abominable and abstracts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demoralizing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s dehumanizing, it’s demoralizing. (6 words)
The film shows it can be frustrating, demoralizing, depressing and boring. (11 words)
Pain is demoralizing, and you're not alone," the 43-year-old tweeted. (13 words)
The data is staggering and scary, and it's also demoralizing for the bar and nightlife-venue employees who, according to a 2019 report by 24/7 Wall Street, make up 4 percent of total employment in the Miami metropolitan area. (41 words)
He took the mound only 24 hours after Clayton Kershaw had outpitched Noah Syndergaard in a loss that was as demoralizing to the Mets as it was one-sided. (29 words)
No doubt, the last few weeks have been demoralizing for Democrats after Joe Biden’s unsettling debate performance and the dramatic photos of a bloodied yet unbowed Trump. (28 words)
Example sentences (20)
It’s dehumanizing, it’s demoralizing.
Many students prefaced their comments by speaking about their personal experiences on campus, and it was demoralizing how shocked the trustees were.
The film shows it can be frustrating, demoralizing, depressing and boring.
The Mariners were brutalized in this game, tiring their bullpen and demoralizing their starters.
The mother of Catherine Camilon has remained hopeful that her daughter is still alive despite demoralizing reports about the missing beauty queen.
It must be pretty demoralizing to be standing between two men who you know have a better shot at winning than you do.
No doubt, the last few weeks have been demoralizing for Democrats after Joe Biden’s unsettling debate performance and the dramatic photos of a bloodied yet unbowed Trump.
Not quite an illustrated Saunders, nor an annotated Lutz, this bizarre almost-collaboration confronts the demoralizing American grind with an attitude between sympathy and resignation.
One is a former president who has been accused of rape, demoralizing women, and federal crimes related to his term and election.
The Diamondbacks completed a demoralizing three-game sweep at Fenway Park on Sunday, scoring seven unanswered runs to rally past the Red Sox 7-5.
Even so, Saturday’s 86-60 loss to Ole Miss was especially demoralizing for Stackhouse, more so for the way his team played than the outcome.
In the meantime Saddam Hussein decided to shoot scud missiles at Israel and it became a stressful and demoralizing time.
It is a bit demoralizing to see our best option at this critical juncture is to warn other countries to behave regardless.
It’s demoralizing to all lab services workers when leaders demonstrate no support and have no real understanding or connection with the front line,” Cape said.
Mr. Gosling said that while things have been tough — and sometimes demoralizing — he is confident the firm will survive.
The data is staggering and scary, and it's also demoralizing for the bar and nightlife-venue employees who, according to a 2019 report by 24/7 Wall Street, make up 4 percent of total employment in the Miami metropolitan area.
He took the mound only 24 hours after Clayton Kershaw had outpitched Noah Syndergaard in a loss that was as demoralizing to the Mets as it was one-sided.
Ignore gossip, as it is titillating in the short run, demoralizing in the long run, and takes away from positive endeavors.
It truly is a wildly demoralizing feeling to know that no matter what you do, you cannot stop this person.
Pain is demoralizing, and you're not alone," the 43-year-old tweeted.
Common combinations with demoralizing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- demoralizing to 7×
- and demoralizing 3×
- demoralizing for 3×
- the demoralizing 3×
- it demoralizing 2×
- was demoralizing 2×
- demoralizing performance 2×
- another demoralizing 2×