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verb (1)

present participle of demean
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demeaning

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verb (2)

present participle of demean

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Recent Examples of demeaning
Adjective
This is demeaning, unfair, and dangerous to women and girls, and denies women and girls the equal opportunity to participate and excel in competitive sports. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025 The principal accused him of disrupting his Middleborough Middle School and of demeaning LGBTQ students. Lauren Green, Fox News, 28 Jan. 2025 Her mother, a day laborer who had to leave school at age 10 to work, cleaned houses under the demeaning conditions of the Jim Crow era: Butler sometimes accompanied her mom on the job, where they were required to enter homes through back doors. Stephen Kearse, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 The film playfully critiques certain Muslim customs, but never in a demeaning way, while providing a heartwarming coming-of-age narrative that’s a tad predictable. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for demeaning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demeaning
Adjective
  • Formula One's governing body, the FIA, has categorized certain actions and behaviors as 'misconduct,' which include insulting or inappropriate language and gestures.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Meghan’s infamous mock curtsy, which was seen as insulting… was [a] low point.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Incentives for employees to resign or retire could lead to a loss of experienced staff, further degrading service quality.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Drill sergeants now minimize their use of profanity, insults and degrading remarks and strive to become support figures for trainees.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Ye has been in a public spiral in recent months, frequently posting derogatory, days-long rants about Jewish people and even selling T-shirts branded with swastikas through his online store.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Historic barriers Examples include lack of mentors, lack of female role models, gender bias, derogatory behavior in the workplace, unequal growth opportunities, lesser wage scenarios, and more.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These methods can easily miss deeper behavioral indicators that would signal a malicious payload lurking beneath the surface.
    Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The best way to safeguard against malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The 2023 Economic Report Of The President published in March of 2023 was relatively disparaging of cryptoassets and DLTs.
    Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Prior to appearing on Cunningham's show on Monday, Huggins made more disparaging remarks about Xavier.
    Emily DeLetter, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
Adjective
  • After leaving an abusive relationship, Simmons and her two sons became homeless.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The allegations came after the #MeToo movement rocked Hollywood and many people spoke up after abusive workplace conditions were re-evaluated and condemned.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This is not a pejorative question; as Harris’s wife says herself, and as the whole world saw in 2018, sometimes a deep-diving anesthetist can come in handy.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
  • While Bascombe is there, Adam alerts his dad to the pejorative meaning behind some emojis that Katie was sending to Jamie on Instagram, prompting the detective to start looking into whether Jamie might have been cyber-bullied.
    Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Though the pollen gunk will pass, he's concerned by a contingent of Twitter trolls who've shared uncomplimentary reviews of his recent North American tour.
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Neither party admitted to liability and each agreed to refrain from making disparaging, negative or uncomplimentary statements about the other, the document said.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022

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“Demeaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demeaning. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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