demoralisation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
demoralisation
    n 1: a state of disorder and confusion; "his inconsistency
         resulted in the demoralization of his staff" [syn:
         {demoralization}, {demoralisation}]
    2: depression resulting from an undermining of your morale [syn:
       {demoralization}, {demoralisation}]
    3: destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy [syn:
       {demoralization}, {demoralisation}]
    

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