Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of demean
adjectivedemeaning (comparative more demeaning, superlative most demeaning)
comparative more demeaning · superlative most demeaning
- Degrading; that degrades.
demeaning job
2 more examples
demeaning way to make money
laugh at someone in a demeaning way
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing awareness of your shortcomings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch vernederend
- vernederendthat degrades
Finnish halventava, alentava
- halventavathat degrades
- alentavathat degrades
- halveksivathat degrades
- nöyryyttäväthat degrades
French dégradant, avilissant
- dégradantthat degrades
- avilissantthat degrades
German erniedrigend, herabsetzend
- erniedrigendthat degrades
- herabsetzendthat degrades
Italian degradante
- degradantethat degrades
Polish poniżający
- poniżającythat degrades
Portuguese degradante
- degradantethat degrades
Russian унизительный
- унизительный (unizitelʹnyj)that degrades
Spanish degradante, denigrante
- degradantethat degrades
- denigrantethat degrades
- humillantethat degrades
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
demeaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demeaning
MLA
“demeaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demeaning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demeaning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demeaning.
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