I was under the impression that “girls” is a demeaning term for adult women.
She revealed the demeaning discrimination that nearly crippled the souls of black folks in Mississippi.
Indeed, writers at prominent online media outlets chide us for “demeaning” vaccine-deniers, saying to do so “defies explanation.”
Or that being financially provoked to accept a demeaning offer is some form of personal triumph.
One has to wonder if those who do so grasp how insulting and demeaning it is to the president.
Just who the hell do you think you are—demeaning the dignity of the United States Senate?
In this demeaning paradigm, "touch is a gift from one who is whole to one who is not" (p. 68).
I will not have you demeaning yourself, even in speech, before Cecile's friend.
But I get some fun trying to do things I never did before, while Mammy scolds me for demeaning myself.
But a Creole or Spaniard would think it demeaning to drive his own volante; the thing is never seen on the island.
1829, present participle adjective from demean (v.). Related: Demeaningly.