demean

Speech parts

1. demean - Noun

2. demean - Verb

Meaning

To manage; to conduct; to treat.

To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.

To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.

Management; treatment.

Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.

Demesne.

Resources; means.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

degrade lower disgrace debase put down take down deflate chasten reduce conduct corrupt behave sink lowering degraded
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Antonyms

highness grace fete increase thank adore
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Hypernyms

humble chagrin humiliate mortify abase

Hyponyms

reduce dehumanize dehumanise

Phrases with the word

demean yourself demean oneself to demean oneself

Derivatives

demeaned demeaning

Anagrams

amende dename meaned Medean Nadeem

Examples

She tends to put down younger women colleagues Source: Internet

His critics took him down after the lecture Source: Internet

And belonging to different ethnic groups or religious faiths should not make us insult or demean each other. Source: Internet

Anagnostakis, who had flown in from Athens to represent the trio, disputed the account, telling the court that Harry Maguire was deliberately “kicked” and shoved by police officers who also attempted to demean him saying “your career is over”. Source: Internet

All terminology can be used to demean or diminish, uplift or embrace. Source: Internet

“For years, police officers have used traffic enforcement as an excuse to harass and demean Black motorists while violating their rights,” Harris-Dawson said. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Demchok deme deme selection demean oneself demean oneself to demean yourself