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as in degraded
to lower in character, dignity, or quality
it demeans the political process to demand that candidates make promises that everyone knows are unrealistic
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as in humiliated
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
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as in behaved
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
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Recent Examples of demeaned
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
The shrine is Canton is demeaned and the Class of ‘26 stained.
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Greg Cote
february 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
For one thing, Lucy can’t even get off anymore without being actively demeaned.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
They were being demeaned for that, or devalued for that in this critical time.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
Beyond wait time fees, the DOJ complaint also details instances where Uber drivers allegedly refused service to passengers with service animals, canceled rides after learning a passenger was blind, or demeaned riders with disabilities.
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Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Stern also has talked about the value of therapy, come to the middle-aged realization his younger self demeaned women and appeared on Anderson Cooper, all of which seem like signs of just basic human growth or existence.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Racists dismissed them as lesser beings, demeaned them and made life hard for all people of color — whites-only facilities and hard jobs.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 May 2026
The shrine is Canton is demeaned and the Class of ‘26 stained.
—
Greg Cote
february 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
For one thing, Lucy can’t even get off anymore without being actively demeaned.
—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
They were being demeaned for that, or devalued for that in this critical time.
—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
Beyond wait time fees, the DOJ complaint also details instances where Uber drivers allegedly refused service to passengers with service animals, canceled rides after learning a passenger was blind, or demeaned riders with disabilities.
—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Stern also has talked about the value of therapy, come to the middle-aged realization his younger self demeaned women and appeared on Anderson Cooper, all of which seem like signs of just basic human growth or existence.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demeaned
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Its arsenal of ballistic missiles has been degraded.
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LiDAR can be degraded by heavy precipitation.
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Israel must leave humiliated and defeated — and that is exactly what will happen.
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The novel follows 16-year-old Abby, who is left humiliated after a private photo gets shared around school.
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And the institutions built on treating people as averages started to lag behind a reality that no longer behaved that way.
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What matters most is that the E3800LFP consistently behaved like a serious backup platform throughout testing.
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Systems must remain safe not only when components fail naturally, but when data is corrupted, communication is interrupted or execution is violated.
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And then Grisebach uses that distaff twist once again, to comment more broadly on the patriarchal nature and gendered violence of power structures corrupted by historical conflict.
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Green said earlier this year that Adebayo shouldn’t be underestimated and his 83-point game against Washington shouldn’t be discredited.
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Instead, they are encouraged to view blue zones primarily through the lens of a sloppy critique that has already been discredited.
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In a dissenting opinion, a member of the panel, Andi Saputra, argued that there was not enough evidence and Marakim should be acquitted.
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Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
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Israel and Turkey were once close allies, but ties deteriorated after Erdogan, whose party is rooted in Turkey’s Islamic movement, came to power.
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The situation in Haiti has deteriorated since armed groups took control of most of Port-au-Prince in 2024.
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Gracie was restrained and blindfolded for the duration of her journey home.
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Incidents in recent weeks include a man who tried to open an exit door of a Frontier Airlines plane before being restrained by a passenger who was a jiu-jitsu instructor.
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