verb🔗ShareTo debase; to lower; to degrade."The teacher's harsh comments demeaned the student's confidence. "attitudecharacterhumanmoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo humble, humble oneself; to humiliate."The teacher's harsh criticism demeaned the student, making him feel ashamed in front of the class. "attitudecharacteremotionmoralhumansocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo mortify."The harsh criticism from her teacher demeaned her, making her feel small and worthless. "attitudecharacteremotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareManagement; treatment."The kind demean of the nurse helped the patient feel more comfortable. "attitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBehavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor."Her calm demeanor helped everyone stay focused during the stressful meeting. "attitudecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo manage; to conduct; to treat."The new manager tried to demean himself with professionalism and fairness when dealing with employee complaints. "attitudecharactermoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun."The young student demeaned himself by arguing loudly with the teacher. "humancharacterattitudeactionstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDemesne."The royal family's vast demesne included a magnificent castle and sprawling gardens. "propertyareaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareResources; means."The school's demean—its resources and methods—were insufficient to support the students' needs. "assetfinanceeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a dataset)."To find the individual scores' variation from the average, the teacher demeaned each student's test result. "statisticsmathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
