单词	demeaning
释义	demeaning adjective de·​mean·​ing di-ˈmē-niŋ  : damaging or lowering the character, status, or reputation of someone or something The work was dirty and demeaning, though not quite as somber as it sounds. Gillian Beer He changed one song title … to slip around radio's reluctance to play songs with demeaning words in them … Neil Strauss [Sylvia Plath] is most helpfully linked, not to the demeaning disputes of her milieu, but to such powerful predecessors as Theodore Roethke, T. S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas, and above all Emily Dickinson. Joyce Carol Oates demeaningly adverb When Lorna … takes control of the inmates' pharmacy, she decides that no one needs medication. It's her belief that those who are demeaningly labeled "crazy" are given medication in order to stifle their uniqueness … Sophie-Marie Prime Synonyms belittling contemptuous decrying degrading denigrative denigratory deprecatory depreciative depreciatory derisory derogative derogatory detractive disdainful disparaging pejorative scornful slighting uncomplimentary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology from present participle of demean entry 1 First Known Use 1770, in the meaning defined above demeaning 1 of 3 adjective as in insulting intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value demanded an apology for his demeaning comments Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance insulting slighting degrading derogatory belittling disparaging abusive uncomplimentary derogative pejorative malicious denigratory contemptuous deprecatory disdainful depreciative depreciatory scornful decrying hateful critical venomous derisory detractive cruel libelous nasty denigrative unkind spiteful defamatory slanderous maligning vilifying slandering opprobrious scurrilous libellous malign calumnious despiteful malignant malevolent virulent catty aspersing mean caustic denunciatory jealous bitter resentful acrimonious scathing envious rancorous acrid jaundiced denunciative Antonyms & Near Antonyms laudatory positive complimentary respectful commendatory approving friendly admiring adulatory appreciative kind sympathetic laudative applauding kindly kindhearted warm warmhearted unmalicious See More demeaning 2 of 3 verb (1) present participle of demean 1 as in degrading to lower in character, dignity, or quality it demeans the political process to demand that candidates make promises that everyone knows are unrealistic Synonyms & Similar Words degrading humiliating debasing damaging subverting corrupting demoralizing deteriorating debauching weakening diluting depraving poisoning disgracing shaming perverting abasing destroying polluting cheapening prostituting bastardizing humbling ruining cankering lessening marring profaning contaminating vitiating dishonoring warping tainting impairing harming thinning dirtying hurting defiling wrecking watering down tarnishing spoiling befouling defacing staining depreciating begriming descending downgrading flawing taking down blemishing Antonyms & Near Antonyms uplifting elevating honoring exalting improving ennobling dignifying enriching enhancing amending ameliorating respecting clarifying cleaning perfecting restoring refining purifying cleansing meliorating bettering See More 2 as in humiliating to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes his statement was not meant to demean the group's hard work Synonyms & Similar Words humiliating discrediting degrading embarrassing insulting shaming humbling debasing confusing disgracing dishonoring cheapening abasing criticizing belittling rattling disparaging chastening ridiculing lowering fouling disconcerting mortifying taking down diminishing smirching discomfiting flustering minimizing sinking detracting discounting condemning maligning confounding defaming slandering decrying depreciating affronting discountenancing libeling castigating defiling denouncing nonplussing nonplusing damning fazing abashing crying down writing off censuring libelling bad-mouthing execrating reprobating putting down reprehending Antonyms & Near Antonyms exalting elevating praising aggrandizing complimenting deifying honoring citing commending recognizing acknowledging applauding celebrating congratulating lauding boasting hailing saluting canonizing eulogizing decorating touting cheering acclaiming dignifying highlighting glorifying promoting ennobling uplifting extolling feting spotlighting lifting advancing magnifying enshrining raising fêting enthroning upgrading boosting romanticizing idealizing playing up enskying See More demeaning 3 of 3 verb (2) present participle of demean as in behaving to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way I shall endeavor to demean myself with utmost respect when our pastor comes to visit Synonyms & Similar Words behaving restraining carrying acquitting conducting handling comporting composing constraining containing inhibiting controlling deporting bearing acting quitting curbing collecting repressing quieting checking playing tempering moderating modulating impersonating Antonyms & Near Antonyms misbehaving misconducting carrying on acting up cutting up
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