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humiliate vs demean

demean vs humiliate

humiliate and demean both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humiliate No No Yes No
demean No No Yes No
As verbs, demean is a hyponym of humiliate; that is, demean is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humiliate:
  • humiliate: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • demean: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Other hyponyms of humiliate include crush, smash, degrade, disgrace, put down, take down.
humiliate (verb) demean (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Difference between humiliate and demean

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