There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DEMORALIZING
demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting
(adjective) destructive of morale and self-reliance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
demoralizing
present participle of demoralize
Adjective
demoralizing (comparative more demoralizing, superlative most demoralizing)
Disheartening.
Synonyms
• See also disheartening
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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OBLIGATE
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