English

Verb

disempower ‎(third-person singular simple present disempowers, present participle disempowering, simple past and past participle disempowered)

1. To remove confidence from (someone) to do something.
   • 1990, Editors: Tim Brighouse and Bob Moon, Managing the National Curriculum, Harlow: Longman Group UK Ltd, page 97:

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

Synonyms

• dishearten, dispirit, demoralize

Antonyms

• empower, inspire

Related terms

• disempowerment