demean
/dɪˈmiːn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It was, of course, Mrs. Sedley's opinion that her son would demean himself by a marriage with an artist's daughter."
- "I liked to feel him attempt to demean me when I was sure there was no way he actually could."
- "But now, as our obdurate clergy have with violence demeaned the matter."
- "they have demean'd themselves Like men born to renown by life or death."
- "They answered […] that they should demean themselves according to their instructions."
- "Pursu'd him streight, in mynd to bene ywroken / Of all the vile demeane, and vsage bad"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dɪˈmiːn/