demoralized

Example Sentences

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Many have become demoralized by a sense that opportunities for socioeconomic mobility aren’t the same as they were during China’s boom years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

For this reason, according to the researchers, investors who are fans of a losing team will be more demoralized than the winning team’s fans will be exuberant.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Across Palestine, teachers described their profession as deeply demoralized and in crisis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

For now, though, in the face of a crisis that continues to escalate, and absent the rhetorical firepower they are craving, many Washingtonians are feeling frustrated — and demoralized.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

That evening, feeling demoralized and a bit angry, I had a conversation with Benjamin Pogrund of the Rand Daily Mail in which I suggested that the days of nonviolent struggle were over.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela