English Dictionary

disempower

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪsɪmˈpaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/

動詞

To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.

日本語の意味

（誰かまたは何らかの集団の）士気や自己信頼を奪うこと、つまり自信や気力を失わせること。

Constant public criticism can disempower young teachers and discourage them from trying new methods.

絶え間ない公の批判は若い教師たちの自信を奪い、新しい方法を試そうとする意欲をそぐ可能性がある。

意味（1）

To remove morale or self-confidence from (someone or some group) to do something.

A powerful head can sometimes disempower the teaching staff, and create among them a sort of passivity that is close to inertia.

意味（2）

To remove authority or (official) confidence from (someone or some group) to do something (such as administer a state function), as by demoting, disestablishing, or unincorporating a group.

The reformation disempowered the established church and thus roiled the aristocracy.

disempowers （ present singular third-person ）

disempowering （ participle present ）

disempowered （ participle past ）

disempowered （ past ）