demotivate

verb

/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/

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demotivate somebody to make somebody less keen to work or study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。