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Synonyms for demean in English

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demean:
- disgrace; degrade; put down; take down; demean

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Detailed Synonyms for demean in English

demean:

demean verb

demean

– reduce in worth or character, usually verbally ¹
to disgrace; to degrade; to put down; to take down; demean
– reduce in worth or character, usually verbally ¹
- disgrace verb (disgraces, disgraced, disgracing)
- degrade verb (degrades, degraded, degrading)
- put down verb (puts down, put down, putting down)
  - She tends to put down younger women colleagues¹
- take down verb (takes down, took down, taking down)
- demean verb

Alternate Synonyms for "demean":

take down; degrade; disgrace; put down; humiliate; mortify; chagrin; humble; abase

Related Definitions for "demean":

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University