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Demean meaning
To debase; to lower; to degrade. | To humble; to humiliate. | To mortify.
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Example sentences (20)
Amid a recent surge in traffic stops by the Chicago Police Department, the ACLU filed a lawsuit earlier this year, saying the department’s practices racially profile, harass and demean law-abiding citizens.
Does the behaviour of these attention-seekers not demean women or do they have to black up first?
He further said that there would be 'cracks' in the opposition alliance if Rahul Gandhi continues to 'demean' Savarkar.
The floor of the House is not meant to demean any religion and we expect the Speaker will take cognizance of this fact and not allow any person to spew hatred against other faiths,” he said.
There apparently was absolutely no limit on how far he would go to demean women to satisfy his sexual desires.
Donald Trump uses stereotypes to demean Jewish Americans.
For one group to establish authority over another it must demean and even demonize the conquered society.
The national commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars on Friday denounced former President Donald Trump's comments that appeared to demean Medal of Honor recipients.
Anagnostakis, who had flown in from Athens to represent the trio, disputed the account, telling the court that Harry Maguire was deliberately “kicked” and shoved by police officers who also attempted to demean him saying “your career is over”.
And belonging to different ethnic groups or religious faiths should not make us insult or demean each other.
He also goes out of his way to demean his wife whenever he can - resulting in cringe-inducing laughs that often through all logic out the window.
It's sad to see how people can demean you on social media for choices made for survival.
They demean themselves to this but not to getting a job an immigrant would do at the drop of a hat.
This narrative certainly had its time, but we have come to dread it, because through it we dehumanise ourselves and demean the journeys that have made us who we are.
Characterizing him as an ‘autocrat’ is to demean the word.
I am an African (my parents are from Ghana and Nigeria) who is aware of how popular culture has been used to demean and exploit Africans, so if you find my use of the image offending, That wasn’t the intention.
We are very fortunate in this city since in other locations in this country and around the world, the police continue to harass, demean and persecute LGBTQ people.
We take for granted – in this continent – men whose sole prerogative was to demean democracy.
What a motivated article to demean Mr Modi yet again.
Any initiative to demean this professional qualification will be a big blow to our bachelor degree.