Synonyms: demoralize
Definition: confuse or put into disorder
Usage: the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office
Similar words: throw, bedevil, befuddle, discombobulate, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle
Definition: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
Usage: These questions confuse even the experts; This question completely threw me; This question befuddled even the teacher
Synonyms: cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, deject, demoralise, demoralize, depress
Definition: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
Usage: These news depressed her; The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
Similar words: discourage
Definition: deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Synonyms: debase, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, corrupt, subvert, profane, misdirect, pervert, vitiate
Definition: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Usage: debauch the young people with wine and women; Socrates was accused of corrupting young men; Do school counselors subvert young children?; corrupt the morals
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue