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demeaning

/dɪmˈinɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
de-mean-ing
IPA
/dɪmˈinɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of demean

adj

Degrading; that degrades.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more demeaning (comparative) most demeaning (superlative)

Derived Forms

demeaningly demeaningness undemeaning

Synonyms

humbling humiliating mortifying

Rhymes With

meaning cleaning screening leaning intervening machining greening convening weaning preening careening

Questions

How do you pronounce demeaning?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪmˈinɪŋ/.
What does demeaning mean?
present participle and gerund of demean

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