The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
DEMORALIZED
demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartened
(adjective) made less hopeful or enthusiastic; “desperate demoralized people looking for work”; “felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem”; “the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
demoralized
past participle of demoralize
Source: Wiktionary
DEMORALIZE
De*mor"al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Demoralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Demoralizing.] Etym: [F. démoraliser; pref. dé- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See Moralize.]
Definition: To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit, etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency. The demoralizing example of profligate power and prosperous crime. Walsh. The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army. Bancroft.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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