demotivate

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ motivate.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːˈmoʊtɪveɪt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiːˈməʊtɪveɪt/

Verb

demotivate (third-person singular simple present demotivates, present participle demotivating, simple past and past participle demotivated)

1. To decrease the motivation of a person or a group.

Antonyms

• motivate

Derived terms

• demotivator
• demotivation
• demotivational

Translations

to decrease the motivation

• Czech: demotivovat
• Dutch: demotiveren (nl)
• Finnish: lannistaa (fi), viedä motivaatio (+ ablative)
• French: démotiver (fr)
• German: demotivieren (de)
• Italian: demotivare (it)
• Polish: demotywować (pl) impf, zdemotywować pf
• Portuguese: desmotivar (pt)
• Russian: демотиви́ровать (ru) impf or pf (demotivírovatʹ)

Italian

Adjective

demotivate

1. feminine plural of demotivato