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Six example sentences with demean, each labelled with its topic.
A manager who demeans junior staff in meetings will lose them faster than any rival's salary offer.
Business
Children mocked for their accent often repeat the taunts inwardly, learning to demean themselves long after the teasing stops.
Psychology
Austen lets a single word from Lady Catherine demean an entire family without raising her voice.
Literature
Candidates who demean their opponents in every speech often find that voters remember the insults, not the policies.
Politics
A coach who demeans a rookie in front of the team usually loses the veterans' respect as well.
Basketball
Judges are instructed never to demean a witness, however weak the testimony turns out to be.
Law
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Found in 5 published word lists
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Magoosh GRE 1000Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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