บั่นทอนกำลังใจ(bàn-ton gam-lang-jai)
Meanings
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[to] discourage; [to] dishearten
to reduce someone's confidence, enthusiasm, or morale; to discourage or dishearten.
Examples
คำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaanคำวิจารณ์kam wí-jaan1criticism; critical remark(s)2review; critiqueที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotรุนแรงrun-raengรุนแรงrun-raeng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)บั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-ton gam-lang-jaiบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-ton gam-lang-jai[to] discourage; [to] disheartenของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Overly harsh criticism can discourage the staff.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำให้เสียกำลังใจtam hâi sĭia gam-lang-jaiทำให้เสียกำลังใจtam hâi sĭia gam-lang-jai[to] discourage [sb]; [to] dishearten [sb]
[to] discourage [sb]; [to] dishearten [sb]
ทำลายกำลังใจtam-laai gam-lang-jaiทำลายกำลังใจtam-laai gam-lang-jai[to] demoralize [sb]
[to] demoralize [sb]
หักหาญใจhàk hăan jaiหักหาญใจhàk hăan jaito break someone’s spirit; to discourage
to break someone’s spirit; to discourage
Word Breakdown
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บั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-ton gam-lang-jaiบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-ton gam-lang-jai[to] discourage; [to] dishearten