demeaning
adjective /dɪˈmiː.nɪŋ/Definition
› causing someone to become or feel less respected: That advertisement is demeaning to women. [+ to infinitive] It was very demeaning to be criticized in front of all my colleagues.Humiliating and degrading
(Definition of demeaning adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abase verb
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate verb (WEAKEN)
- discredit noun
- disgrace noun
- disgrace verb
- dishonour noun
- dishonour verb
- humiliating adjective
- ignoble adjective
- ignominious adjective
- ignominy noun
- in the doghouse idiom
- ruin noun
- shameful adjective
- shoddy adjective (NOT RESPECTFUL)
- stoop to sth phrasal verb
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Humiliating and degrading
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