demotivating
adjective
uk/ˌdiːˈməʊ.tɪ.veɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˌdiːˈmoʊ.t̬ə.veɪ.t̬ɪŋ/making someone lessenthusiasticabout ajobortask:
使人泄气Constantcriticismcan be very demotivating.不断的批评可能会让人非常沮丧。
Theemphasisplacedonachievinga highscorehad a very demotivatingeffectonstudents.对分数的重视给学生带来了非常消极的影响。
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demotivate
- Theatmosphereat thebankhas been demotivating for all thestaff.
- It can bequitedemotivating tothinkthat men are stillbetterpaidthan women.
- Nothing is as demotivating as being in theofficewhileyourcolleaguesare off onholiday.
Disappointing yourself and others
- abjectly
- anticlimactic
- anticlimax
- be cracked up to besomethingidiom
- be one in the eye forsomeoneidiom
- break
- disappointment
- disenchantment
- dishearten
- disheartening
- dishonour
- eye
- fail
- fall
- let the side downidiom
- letdown
- non-event
- pity
- prick
- sick