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demoralizing

/dɪmˈɔɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
de-mor-al-iz-ing
IPA
/dɪmˈɔɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of demoralize

adj

Disheartening.

Inflected Forms

more demoralizing (comparative) most demoralizing (superlative) demoralising (alternative)

Derived Forms

demoralizingly undemoralizing

Synonyms

demoralising disheartening dispiriting

Rhymes With

moralizing

Questions

How do you pronounce demoralizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪmˈɔɹəlˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does demoralizing mean?
present participle and gerund of demoralize

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