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demeaning

[dih-mee-ning] / dɪˈmi nɪŋ /




ADJECTIVE
humiliating
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Title IX was meant to combat demeaning and exclusionary sex stereotypes.

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

Dean also wrote that she was also subjected to demeaning comments from the late radio host Don Imus during her tenure as a news editor and reporter for his program in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

From my perspective as a political philosopher, these and other similar claims indicate he is speaking falsely as a way of demeaning or taunting his detractors.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 21, 2026

“What a sad life to think of other people in such demeaning ways.”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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