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- pronunciation:
- dih
min
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
demeans, demeaning, demeaned |
| definition: |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade.
He felt that physical labor demeaned him.- synonyms:
- debase, degrade, disparage, lower
- antonyms:
- dignify, ennoble
- similar words:
- abase, belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, devalue, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, mortify, put down, reduce
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| related words: |
degrade, demolish, diminish |
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