demotivate
verb/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/
/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they demotivate | /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it demotivates | /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪts/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪts/ |
| past simple demotivated | /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle demotivated | /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form demotivating | /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- demotivate somebody to make somebody less keen to work or study
- Failure can demotivate students.
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