demeaned
Lowered in dignity
Demeaned is the past tense of demean, meaning to lower in dignity or respect.
Someone who has been demeaned has been made to feel worthless or inferior: She felt demeaned by his dismissive comments.
You can also demean yourself by behaving in ways beneath your dignity: He demeaned himself by begging for the job.
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- laughed atReceived mocking attention
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
- tauntedMocked to provoke
scorned · satirized · lampooned · parodied · caricatured · made fun of · belittled · teased
Criticized with contempt
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
- patronizedTreated with superiority
condescended · talked down to · put down · underestimated · undervalued · downplayed · dismissed · overlooked
Treated with contempt
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
- affrontedInsulted or disrespected
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
- malignedFalsely disparaged
denigrated · defamed · slandered · vilified · reviled · abused · attacked · berated
Intensely embarrassed
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- disgracedBrought into shame
- degradedReduced in rank or quality
debased · abased · crushed · deflated · dishonored · stigmatized · chagrined · abashed
ridiculed
Subjected to contemptuous laughter
- deridedExpressed scorn toward
- laughed atReceived mocking attention
- jeeredMocked aloud, scornfully
taunted · scorned · satirized · lampooned · parodied · caricatured · made fun of · belittled · teased · roasted
disparaged
Criticized with contempt
- diminishedMade or became smaller
- trivializedMade to seem unimportant
- minimizedReduced to smallest extent
patronized · condescended · talked down to · put down · underestimated · undervalued · downplayed · dismissed · overlooked · discounted
disrespected
Treated with contempt
- offendedFeeling hurt or disrespected
- affrontedInsulted or disrespected
- slurredIndistinctly articulated
maligned · denigrated · defamed · slandered · vilified · reviled · abused · attacked · berated · castigated
mortified
Intensely embarrassed
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- disgracedBrought into shame
degraded · debased · abased · crushed · deflated · dishonored · stigmatized · chagrined · abashed · brought low
- calm demeanorOutwardly tranquil comportment
- quiet demeanorUnobtrusive personal bearing
- professional demeanorAppropriate workplace conduct
- stoic demeanorUnshakable emotional composure
- reserved demeanorRestrained outward manner
- laid-back demeanorRelaxed outward composure
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