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demeaning
1. adj. degrading; that degrades
demean
1. v. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
2. v. To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
3. v. To mortify.
4. v. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
5. v. To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
6. n. (archaic) Management; treatment.
7. n. (archaic) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
8. n. demesne.
9. n. resources; means.

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I know what you mean about demeaning people.

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