from Dictionary.com:
de⋅mor⋅al⋅ize
verb
| 1. | to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry. |
| 2. | to throw (a person) into disorder or confusion; bewilder: We were so demoralized by that one wrong turn that we were lost for hours. |
| 3. | to corrupt or undermine the morals of. |
| 1. | corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" |
| 2. | lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" [syn: depress] [ant: elate] |
| 3. | confuse or put into disorder; "the boss's behavior demoralized everyone in the office" |
The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. --Walsh.
Now I understand what that means.
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