demotivator

English

Etymology

From demotivate +‎ -or.

Noun

demotivator (plural demotivators)

  1. One who, or that which, demotivates.
    • 2001, Donald L. Caruth, Gail D. Handlogten, Managing Compensation (and Understanding it Too), page 47:
      [Money] becomes a demotivator when it bears no clear-cut relationship to performance on the job.
    1. A humorous parody of a motivational poster, bearing a negative slogan.

Descendants

  • → Polish: demotywator
  • → Russian: демотива́тор (demotivátor)

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