Demotivate Adjective De·Mo·Tiv·Ate ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt Verb Sb Making
To "demotivate" someone is to make them feel that their efforts are not worthwhile, which can lead to them becoming less eager or active. For example, failure can demotivate students, causing them to lose enthusiasm for their studies. The word also has related forms like "demotivating" (adjective) and "demotivation" (noun).
To "demotivate" someone is to make them feel that their efforts are not worthwhile, which can lead to them becoming less eager or active. For example, failure can demotivate students, causing them to lose enthusiasm for their studies. The word also has related forms like "demotivating" (adjective) and "demotivation" (noun).
de·mo·tiv·ate/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt; NAmEˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/verbdemotivatesb to make sb feel that it is not worth making an effort 使失去动力；使变得消极◆Failure can demotivate students.失败会挫伤学生的积极性。▶de·mo·tiv·at·ing/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ; NAmEˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/adjectivede·mo·tiv·ated/; NAmE/adjectivede·mo·tiv·ation/ˌdiːməʊtɪˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn/noun[uncountable ]demotivatedemotivatesdemotivateddemotivatingde·mo·tiv·ate/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt; NAmEˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/de·mo·tiv·at·ing/ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪtɪŋ; NAmEˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪtɪŋ/de·mo·tiv·ated/; NAmE/de·mo·tiv·ation/ˌdiːməʊtɪˈveɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːmoʊtɪˈveɪʃn/