Truly awful. Business tends to murder the English language, and this is just one more kill.wordlancer said:DEMOTIVATE
eg.
his style of management demotivates his team
the lastest announcement was really demotivating
It's not in MW but I see it used commonly in business docs.
What d'ya think?
Deborah
wordlancer said:DEMOTIVATE
eg.
his style of management demotivates his team
the lastest announcement was really demotivating
It's not in MW but I see it used commonly in business docs.
What d'ya think?
Deborah
reph said:"Demotivate" demonstrably demoralizes me.
Heh. Try "disincentivize."Medievalist said:But does it disincetivate you Reph? Does it?
Chickenchargrill said:Firstly, it is in the OED.
I have no problem with it. I don't know, it might be a country/area thing.