1. to discharge or release (troops or armed forces) from active military service
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'demobilizing'; typically used in military or historical contexts
2. to reduce the morale, motivation, or confidence of (a person or group)
Usage: figurative use

Examples

• The government began demobilising troops after the war ended.
• Constant setbacks were demobilising the team's efforts to win the championship.
• Plans for demobilising the armed forces were announced by the defence ministry.
• The negative feedback was demobilising the volunteers' enthusiasm for the project.
• After the conflict, thousands of soldiers were demobilised and returned to civilian life.
• Economic uncertainty is demobilising consumer spending across the region.