0 making someone less enthusiastic about a job or task:
1 making someone feel less interested in and enthusiastic about their work:
It is demotivating to work for a boss who doesn't care about staff as individuals.
Slow business periods could be very demotivating for high-level professionals.
The atmosphere at the bank has been demotivating for all the staff.
It can be quite demotivating to think that men are still better paid than women.
Nothing is as demotivating as being in the office while your colleagues are off on holiday.