What does "demeaning" mean?

present participle and gerund of demean

What is a synonym for "demeaning"?

Common synonyms include: degrading, humiliating, beneath one, cheap, common, critical.

Demeaning

adj, verb

adj, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of demean form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Degrading; that degrades.
"demeaning job"

Adjective

1
causing awareness of your shortcomings wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

degrading humiliating beneath one cheap common critical

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"I realized I was dreaming because a female voice coming from nowhere started demeaning me for not realizing I was dreaming, which led me to do a reality check."

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