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demeaning — index disgraceful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
demeaning — 1880, pp. adj. from DEMEAN (Cf. demean) … Etymology dictionary
demeaning — de|mean|ing [dıˈmi:nıŋ] adj showing less respect for someone than they deserve, or making someone feel embarrassed or ashamed →↑degrading demeaning to ▪ policies demeaning to women ▪ I refuse to do demeaning work … Dictionary of contemporary English
Demeaning — Demean De*mean , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. se d[ e]mener to struggle; pref. d[ e] (L. de) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive animals by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demeaning — /di mee ning/, adj. that demeans; debasing; degrading: Being forced to apologize when I had done nothing wrong was a demeaning task. [1875 80; DEMEAN1 + ING2] * * * … Universalium
demeaning — de|mean|ing [ dı minıŋ ] adjective demeaning behavior or treatment makes people have less respect for you: DEGRADING … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
demeaning — UK [dɪˈmiːnɪŋ] / US [dɪˈmɪnɪŋ] adjective demeaning behaviour or treatment makes people have less respect for you … English dictionary
demeaning — demean ► VERB 1) cause to suffer a loss of dignity or respect. 2) (demean oneself) do something that is beneath one s dignity. DERIVATIVES demeaning adjective. ORIGIN from DE (Cf. ↑de ) + MEAN … English terms dictionary
demeaning — adjective degrading; that degrades … Wiktionary
demeaning — Synonyms and related words: beneath one, cheap, common, debasing, degrading, deplorable, disadvantaged, disgraceful, gutter, humble, humiliating, humiliative, in the shade, inferior, infra dig, infra indignitatem, junior, less, lesser, low, lower … Moby Thesaurus
