· corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"

Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect

Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify

· lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

Synonym(s): depress, deject, cast_down, get_down, dismay, dispirit, demoralise

Hypernym(s): discourage

· confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

Hypernym(s): confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

· destructive of morale and self-reliance

Synonym(s): demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting