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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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Only the United States was humiliated; both countries have experienced a catastrophic loss.
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However, they were then humiliated 2-1, after extra time, by second division side Torreense in the final.
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Once the cooling is done, the research team will evaluate how the fuel materials behaved under prolonged irradiation.
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Provenance explains what was allowed to occur, under what conditions and whether the system behaved as expected.
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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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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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Those accusations have long been discredited.
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Spilotro also went on trial for the M&M murders in 1983, 21 years after the fact, and was acquitted on the grounds that the prosecution's key witness, the aforementioned Cullotta, wasn't credible, according to a contemporary New York Times report.
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The officer in that case was acquitted of criminal charges and found justified in his use of force by a review board.
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Air support also was grounded the previous afternoon as conditions deteriorated.
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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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He was apprehended by military police after being restrained and disarmed by fellow soldiers.
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Harvey also has a case pending at the Department of Justice, alleging a district south of Denver restrained and secluded disabled students hundreds of times, even though the practice is supposed to be reserved for emergencies.
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“Demeaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demeaned. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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