I didn't mean to demean you.
Source: tatoeba (3729099)
Demean
/ˌdiːˈmiːn/
Synonyms for "demean" (180 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (54)
Noun(8 words)
Verb(32 words)
cheapenscondescendcondescendscut down to sizedebasedebase oneselfdebaseddebasesdebasingdefamedegrade habitatsdegradeddegradesdehumanisedehumanizedehumanizeddehumanizesdemeaneddemotedepreciate
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (90)
disportdodumpdump onfawnfoulgo onhumiliatelourlowermovepatronizeprostituteput downquitreducescornset downsinktake down
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trip up
Noun(23 words)
disrespectdisrespect trenddissdissinggimphumiliatinginsultinsultsjackasseslabel main verbnumbers over people biasprofane artprostituteruin artslagslurringslurring soundsslurssneeringsnobs
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Verb(40 words)
disrespecteddisrespectsdowngradeembasegive a bad namehumblehumbleshumiliatehumiliate oneselfhumiliatedhumiliatesinhumanizesinsultedinsultingintimidatesknock down to sizemortifiedpatronisedpatronizedpatronizes
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patronizingprofanedprofanesput downput someone in their placereducerelegatesinkslightedslurstigmatizestigmatizesstultifiestake downtrim down to sizetrivializesvilipendvulgarisewhittle down to sizewomanise
Determiner(1 words)
most slurring
Related word relations
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More general
9 entriesMore specific
4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbelittling remarksdamaged reputationdemeaning behaviordemeaning remarksloss of dignityself-deprecation
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 8 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- унижавам verb (to debase)
Dutch
4 entries- kleineren verb (to debase)
- neerhalen verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
- verlagen verb (to debase)
- vernederen verb (to debase)
Finnish
4 entries- alentaa verb (to debase)
- alentaa verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
- halventaa verb (to debase)
- halventaa verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
German
4 entries- entwürdigen verb (to debase)
- erniedrigen verb (to debase)
- erniedrigen verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
- herabsetzen verb (to debase)
Italian
1 entries- svilire verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
Japanese
1 entries- 貶める verb (to debase)
Māori
3 entries- whakapāpaku verb (to debase)
- whakatautauhea verb (to debase)
- whakatūtūā verb (to debase)
Spanish
4 entries- degradar verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
- denigrar verb (to debase)
- detraer verb (to debase)
- humillar verb (to debase; to lower; to degrade)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
You shouldn't demean people who aren't as smart as you are. Remember: no matter how smart you may be, there will always be someone even smarter.
Source: tatoeba (4551459)
Tatoeba should not admit as collaborators those who only wish to denigrate its image and demean its activity.
Source: tatoeba (6149472)
Billy uses his language skills to demean and humiliate those who are learning English.
Source: tatoeba (11768611)
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