demeaning
Example Sentences
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Unlike other positions afforded to Colored people, where the pay was low and the work was demeaning, teachers were well respected by the community.
From Literature
"And I don't say that in any demeaning sense because for white southerners, it's not easy to rid ourselves of all the prejudices that we have born over the centuries."
From BBC
Bureaucrats have bristled at the term as misleading and demeaning.
Losing your job might be demeaning, but losing your integrity for the shot at a job is dehumanizing.
From Salon
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
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