Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of demotivate
adjectivedemotivated (comparative more demotivated, superlative most demotivated)
comparative more demotivated · superlative most demotivated
- Deprived of or showing a decrease in motivation.
Near-synonym: unmotivated
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The apparent futility of trying to counteract the prevailing social forces had left her thoroughly demotivated in her daily life.
Synonyms: unmotivated · Antonyms: motivated, remotivated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDeprived of or showing a decrease in motivation.
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APA
demotivated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demotivated
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“demotivated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demotivated. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demotivated,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demotivated.
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