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debase

to make (a person, currency etc) lower in value, poorer in quality etc

degrade, shame

degrade

to cause (a person) to be less moral or less deserving of respect

shame, humiliate

dejected

sad or gloomy

depressed, blue

demean

to lower (oneself, also a person) in dignity, reputation

humble, humiliate

depress

to cause (a person) to be very sad

deject, make despondent; exhaust

disappoint

to fail to do or be equal to what is hoped for by (a person)

sadden, dismay; frustrate

discourage

(to try) to take away the courage or confidence of (a person)

dishearten, dispirit

dishearten

cause (a person) to lose courage or confidence

depress, ruin one's hopes

doleful

sad, depressed

depressing

downcast

(of a person) sad; depressed; (of eyes) looking downwards (especially with sadness, shame etc)

depressed, unhappy

humiliate

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed; lower the dignity or self-respect of (a person)

embarrass, put down

lowly

humble; modest

inferior, plain

raze

to destroy (towns, buildings) completely, especially by making them level with the ground

flatten, knock down; wipe out

sadden

(to cause a person) to feel sad

upset, depress

sank

of sink

fall in, go under

sink

a basin in a kitchen used for washing up etc; (to cause a person, ship etc) to go down below the surface of the water

fall in, go under

spiritless

not having or showing spirit

depressed

sunk

of sink

fall in, go under

unbuilt

not (yet) built

flatten, knock down; wipe out

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