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Demoralize vs Deflate - What's the difference?

demoralize | deflate |

As verbs the difference between demoralize and deflate

is that demoralize is (american spelling) to destroy morale; to dishearten while deflate is to cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, eg to shrink.

demoralize

English

Alternative forms

* (UK) demoralise

Verb

(demoraliz)
  • (American spelling) To destroy morale; to dishearten.

    • deflate

    English

    Verb

    (deflat)
  • To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
  • (economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
  • To become deflated.
  • To let down or disappoint.
  • To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.

    • Antonyms

    * inflate