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demoralization

NOUN
disheartenment
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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

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

The ambience of urban demoralization extends to the light bulbs, which flicker weakly in the gloom.

From New York Times Mar. 1, 2022

There are also real-life tales of his demoralization.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2022

Nothing made him desist except his own lamentable state of demoralization.

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




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