demoralize intimidation spectacularly chasm engulf

demoralize

de·mor·al·ize (also demoralise British English) /dɪˈmɒrəlaɪz $dɪˈmɔː-, dɪˈmɑː- / verb [transitive]

to reduce or destroy someone’s courage or confidence:

• The illness demoralized him and recovery took several weeks.
• demoralized adjective:
  • The refugees were cold, hungry, and demoralized.
• demoralizing adjective:
  • the demoralizing effects of unemployment
• demoralization /dɪˌmɒrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $-ˌmɔːrələ-, -ˌmɑː- / noun [uncountable]

intimidation

in·tim·i·date /ɪnˈtɪmədeɪt, ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ verb [transitive]

1. to frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you want
   • intimidate somebody into doing something
     • They tried to intimidate the young people into voting for them.
   • Attempts to intimidate her failed.
2. to make someone feel worried and not confident:
   • The whole idea of going to Oxford intimidated me.

• intimidation /ɪnˌtɪməˈdeɪʃən, ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
  • She had endured years of intimidation and violence.
  • the intimidation of voters

spectacularly

spec·tac·u·lar1 /spekˈtækjələ, spekˈtækjʊlə $-ər / adjective

1. very impressive:
   • a mountainous area with spectacular scenery
   • a spectacular success
2. very sudden, unexpected, or extreme:
   • The news caused a spectacular fall in the stock market.

• spectacularly adverb

chasm

chas·m /ˈkæzəm/ noun

1. [countable] a very deep space between two areas of rock or ice, especially one that is dangerous:
   • a rope bridge across the chasm
2. [singular] a big difference between two people, groups, or things SYNgulf
   • chasm between
     • the chasm between rich and poor

engulf

en·gulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ verb [transitive]

1. if an unpleasant feeling engulfs you, you feel it very strongly:
   • despair so great it threatened to engulf him
2. to completely surround or cover something:
   • The building was engulfed in flames.