unmotivate
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unmotivate (third-person singular simple present unmotivates, present participle unmotivating, simple past and past participle unmotivated)
- (rare) To demotivate
- 1976, Supervisory Management, page 37:
- Nadine walked back to her office feeling extremely frustrated. She knew several ways to motivate subordinates — but how could she unmotivate someone?