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demeaning

[ dih-mee-ning ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

that demeans; demean; debasing; degrading:
Being forced to apologize when I had done nothing wrong was a demeaning task.

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First recorded in 1875–80; demean ¹ + -ing ²

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Even the word lady has shifted over the years from being an aspiration to a term widely regarded as demeaning and disparaging.

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"I can't express how sad, stressful, demeaning even, it feels," says Mrs Marini, originally from Italy.

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Your article on the matter is filled with bias and your effort to somehow classify Dodgers fans as Trump haters is ill-served and demeaning.

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Was that the deciding factor, or was it deemed demeaning to offer De Bruyne an extension on far less than he is earning now?

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Initially, Tate presented himself as charming, but Ms Stern alleges that his behaviour quickly turned demeaning and threatening.

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