demoralization

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The demoralization of the scientific workforce represents a critical long-term threat, transforming scientific careers from noble professions into professionally risky endeavors.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

The demoralization that afflicts Cielo casts a shadow on the audience, whose capacity for compassion may reach its limit even before the full measure of her suffering has been taken.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

And the costs of that corruption, I’d argue, include a process of demoralization.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2022

On Twitter, in interviews and in internal company messages, workers at the San Francisco-based company — most of whom are remote — said they feared widespread demoralization and layoffs.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2022

Having lost her courage, in a miserable state of demoralization, Meme had no other recourse but to bear up under it.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez