demoralise vs infect
infect vs demoralisedemoralise and infect both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| demoralise | No | No | Yes | No |
| infect | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
infect is a hyponym of
demoralise; that is, infect is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
demoralise:
- demoralise: corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- infect: corrupt with ideas or an ideology
Other hyponyms of demoralise include
carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize, lead astray, lead off, poison, bastardise, bastardize, suborn.
| demoralise (verb) | infect (verb) |
|---|---|
| lower someone's spirits; make downhearted | contaminate with a disease or microorganism |
| corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality | communicate a disease to |
| affect in a contagious way | |
| corrupt with ideas or an ideology |
Words related to "demoralise"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- alter
- bastardise
- bastardize
- carnalise
- carnalize
- cast down
- change
- chill
- corrupt
- debase
- debauch
- deject
- demoralisation
- demoralize
- deprave
- depress
- discourage
- dismay
- dispirit
- get down
- infect
- lead astray
- lead off
- misdirect
- modify
- pervert
- poison
- profane
- sensualise
- sensualize
- suborn
- subvert
- vitiate
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