demoralise

verbs

confuse or put into disorder

"the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office"

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"

corrupt, debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate

is derived from

demoralisation

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down

is derived from

demoralisation