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How do you use Demean in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like degrade or disgrace, plus the exact meaning.

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Demean meaning

  1. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
  2. To humble; to humiliate.
  3. To mortify.

Synonyms of Demean

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Using Demean

  • The main meaning on this page is: To debase; to lower; to degrade. | To humble; to humiliate. | To mortify.
  • Useful related words include: take down, degrade, disgrace, put down.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: verlagen, vernederen, kleineren.
  • In the example corpus, demean often appears in combinations such as: to demean, and demean, demean the.

Context around Demean

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Demean

  • In this selection, "demean" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, must, women, savarkar and jewish stand out and add context to how "demean" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include appeared to demean medal of and article to demean mr modi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "demean" sits close to words such as abbe, abeyance and abp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with demean

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Donald Trump uses stereotypes to demean Jewish Americans. (8 words)

Characterizing him as an ‘autocrat’ is to demean the word. (10 words)

What a motivated article to demean Mr Modi yet again. (10 words)

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. (41 words)

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”. (39 words)

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. (36 words)

Does the behaviour of these attention-seekers not demean women or do they have to black up first? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

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”.

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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 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.

One of the other hallmarks of appropriation is using someone’s culture to demean, make fun of or diminish it.

On Monday, Kalinga Sena chief, Hemant Rath has withdrawn the protest as it will demean the name of Odisha.

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Common combinations with demean

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "demean" in a sentence?
An example: "Does the behaviour of these attention-seekers not demean women or do they have to black up first?" This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "demean" from authentic English texts.
What does "demean" mean?
Demean means: To debase; to lower; to degrade.
What are synonyms of "demean"?
Common synonyms of "demean" include: take down, degrade, disgrace, put down, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble. Plus 1 more synonyms.
What is "demean" in Dutch?
"demean" translates to Dutch as: verlagen, vernederen, kleineren, neerhalen, vernederen.
How many example sentences with "demean" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "demean", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.