demotivates
Saps the drive
Demotivates means to reduce or destroy someone's motivation or enthusiasm.
A discouraging boss demotivates employees; repeated failure demotivates students.
The word implies an external cause sapping internal drive: The constant criticism demotivates her from trying new things.
Nothing demotivates a team faster than moving goalposts.
Lack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
passivity · ennui · unconcern · disinterest · boredom · numbness · withdrawal · tuned-out
Judgment of faults
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- failureLack of success
- micromanagementExcessive supervisory control
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
overwork · monotony · underappreciation · neglect · negativity · toxicity · bureaucracy · stagnation
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- setbackReverse in progress
- deterrentThing that discourages action
roadblock · stumbling block · hurdle · discouragement · disincentive · difficulty · handicap · constraint
Loss of hope or confidence
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- dejectionState of lowness
dispiritedness · hopelessness · defeatism · pessimism · negativity · resignation · fatalism · despair
indifference
Lack of interest
- disengagementWithdrawal from involvement
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
lethargy · passivity · ennui · unconcern · disinterest · boredom · numbness · withdrawal · tuned-out · unresponsiveness
criticism
Judgment of faults
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- failureLack of success
- micromanagementExcessive supervisory control
unfairness · overwork · monotony · underappreciation · neglect · negativity · toxicity · bureaucracy · stagnation · uncertainty
obstacle
Something blocking the way
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- setbackReverse in progress
deterrent · roadblock · stumbling block · hurdle · discouragement · disincentive · difficulty · handicap · constraint · limitation
disheartenment
Loss of hope or confidence
- demoralizationLoss of confidence and hope
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
dejection · dispiritedness · hopelessness · defeatism · pessimism · negativity · resignation · fatalism · despair · gloom
demotivatesmotivates
Supplies incentive to act
inspires · encourages · energizes · galvanizes · drives
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