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Synonyms for demean
dɪˈminde·mean
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Princeton's WordNet
take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put downverb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Synonyms:
unload, land, write down, repose, bring down, cheapen, dishonour, pull down, raze, drop off, disgrace, lower, discredit, take down, dismantle, get down, place down, shame, record, lay, tear down, degrade, let down, level, set down, put down, attaint, dishonor, drop, enter, discharge, destroy, rase, note
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List of paraphrases for "demean":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#364 | level | |
#460 | note | |
#657 | enter | |
#773 | land | |
#782 | record | |
#1104 | lower | |
#2158 | drop | |
#4324 | lay | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#6266 | destroy | |
#8184 | shame | |
#26615 | disgrace | |
#28374 | unload | |
#28860 | degrade | |
#35497 | dismantle | |
#36900 | discredit | |
#38211 | repose | |
#59800 | dishonor | |
#85589 | raze | |
#86679 | demean | |
#92722 | dishonour | |
#123302 | cheapen | |
#147846 | rase |
How to use demean in a sentence?
To see the president demean a great leader like Elijah Cummingsshows his own insecurity and his own lack of understanding about what progress really is.
Once again part of the liberal media, this time Vanity Fair, has written a story riddled with unnamed sources and false assertions, as a magazine tailored to women it is shameful that they continue to write salacious and false stories meant to demean Mrs. Trump, rather than focus on her positive work as First Lady and as a supportive wife and mother.
How can someone insult and demean their own people to defend others when those that are being defended have no say in it or even have no animus towards the supposed offender?
Ronald Reagan didn't attack the people around him. He didn't demean the people around him. You know, he brought everybody together.
The bar isn’t very high for those on CNN. They usually aren’t interested in telling the truth, they are solely focused on their narrative, which, since Trump has been out of the White House, has been to continue to demean and damage his reputation.
Translations for demean
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- demütigen, herabwürdigen, beschämen, benehmen, herabsetzen, führen, kleinmachen, behandeln, verhalten, Mittel, erniedrigen, aufführenGerman
- menospreciar, humillar, conducir, gestionar, degradarSpanish
- नीचा दिखानाHindi
- svilireItalian
- ಕೀಳರಿಮೆKannada
- behandelen, houding, neerhalen, gedragen, vernederen, gedrag, behandeling, beheerDutch
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