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Meanings of demeaning in English
Synonyms
Examples for "humiliating"
Examples for "humiliating"
1
For under Ireland's English rule, the Law family lived under humiliating disadvantages.
2
LONDON Another day, another humiliating defeat for Theresa May's government on Brexit.
3
The President had repeatedly unleashed humiliating criticism of Mr Sessions in public.
4
Hard, difficult, humiliating work is commonplace and writing is not those things.
5
Arevin resolved to bear this humiliating error with pride and good humor.
1
The English take great pleasure in humbling the great and the noble.
2
Mr Nash said the amount of money he raised was very humbling.
3
It's quite humbling and I have a lot of people to thank.
4
The support you have provided over the years has been truly humbling.
5
Its benevolence was beyond question, a benevolence almost humbling in its honesty.
1
In any case, not friending people won't protect you from mortifying revelations.
2
Just when I thought this couldn't be any more mortifying, I thought.
3
And then came the events of November and Andrew's obtuse, mortifying interview.
4
The real cause of her refusal is more serious and more mortifying.
5
Lord, when are You going to deliver me from this mortifying dream?
Usage of demeaning in English
1
Both are forms of falsehood, ways of reducing and demeaning our humanity.
2
The demeaning attack was unprovoked from someone he had considered a friend.
3
It is demeaning to Pompey even to allow us to picture them.
4
I find it really demeaning when I know how intelligent he is.
5
I was glad Antony did not go there; it would be demeaning.
6
She always said that domestic duties bored her, and they were demeaning.
7
It's a little bit demeaning a lot of our migrants tell me.
8
He would not tolerate her demeaning him in front of their friends.
9
Alan worked hard to never be angry or demeaning like his father.
10
He said it was demeaning, and I should find a wet nurse.
11
Giselle faces me completely, her lips lifting in a delicate, demeaning smile.
12
It is easy, of course, to be sarcastic and demeaning in this way.
13
The way he said it was slightly demeaning, the ultimate dismissal.
14
Our whispering had annoyed him; perhaps that's why his examples became more demeaning.
15
I noticed how he had used the demeaning word for Americans.
16
The responses were quite negative and demeaning, and focused on the teen's appearance.
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Demeaning across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common