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demeaning

[dih-mee-ning] / dɪˈmi nɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
humiliating
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But featuring someone in a demeaning way without permission "may constitute an infringement of both portrait rights and reputation rights", said Li's lawyer Yijie Zhao, from Henan Huailv Law Firm.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

The speakers are often ill-prepared and sometimes glib, demeaning what they should be illuminating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Losing your job might be demeaning, but losing your integrity for the shot at a job is dehumanizing.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

Especially when it became clear that the writers thought it made perfect sense to keep Carrie and Aidan’s children separate — so unbelievable, and demeaning to both characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025

Big Bill, whom the Defender called “the spectacular, nervy Mayor of Chicago,” publicly spoke out against the slights that blacks found so demeaning, and made a great show of celebrating their successes.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield




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