The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DEMORALISE
depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
(verb) lower someone’s spirits; make downhearted; “These news depressed her”; “The bad state of her child’s health demoralizes her”
corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; “debauch the young people with wine and women”; “Socrates was accused of corrupting young men”; “Do school counselors subvert young children?”; “corrupt the morals”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
demoralise (third-person singular simple present demoralises, present participle demoralising, simple past and past participle demoralised)
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of demoralize.
Anagrams
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HARMFUL
(adjective) causing or capable of causing harm; “too much sun is harmful to the skin”; “harmful effects of smoking”
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