demoralize

verb

Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope.

SYNONYMS

brassed offbreak someone's spiritbring someone lowcast downcheesed offcowcowedcrestfallencrushcrusheddauntdaunteddejectdejecteddepressdepresseddespairingdevitalizedevitalizeddisappointeddisconsolatediscouragediscourageddisheartendishearteneddismaydismayeddispiritdispiriteddowncastdownhearteddrainedenervateenfeeblefed uphumbledknock for sixknock sidewaysknock the stuffing out oflowsapsappedshakeshakensubduesubduedthrowthrownundermineunderminedunmanunmannedunnerveunnervedweaken