demean
verb
[ dɪˈmiːn ]
• cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).
• "I had demeaned the profession"
Similar:
degrading,
humiliating,
shaming,
shameful,
bringing shame,
mortifying,
abject,
lowering,
ignominious,
undignified,
inglorious,
discrediting,
menial,
infra dig,
Opposite:
ennobling,
Origin:
early 17th century: from de- ‘away, down’ + the adjective mean2, on the pattern of debase .
demean
verb
• conduct oneself in a particular way.
• "no man demeaned himself so honourably"
Origin:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘manage, control’): from Old French demener ‘to lead’, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + minare ‘drive (animals), drive on with threats’ (from minari ‘threaten’).
