(v. t.) To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
(v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
(v. t.) Management; treatment.
(v. t.) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
(n.) Demesne.
(n.) Resources; means.
Example Sentences:
(1) And in November, the US sixth circuit court of appeals ruled against these decisions , leaving Johnson and Campion in the same demeaning and inconvenient legal status they have faced since getting together.
(2) 9.41pm BST Dodgers 0 - Cardinals 0, bottom of the 2nd The "demeaning euphemism for overweight" Matt Adams lines out to Adrian Gonzalez for the second out of the inning.
(3) "The culture of demeaning women in pop music is so ingrained as to become routine, from the way we are dealt with by management and labels, to the way we are presented to the public."
(4) Surprise backing There is one bright spot for José Mourinho , as Alex Ferguson appears to debunk one of the more demeaning vignettes of recent years.
(5) It would be unfair – daft, even, and demeaning to the winner – to suggest Murray threw the match away after coming back from 2-5 in the fifth set and failing to convert any of three break points that would have left him serving for the match.
(6) If you haven’t seen it,” Clinton said, “you need to see her speech in New Hampshire.” Michelle Obama denounces Trump's rhetoric: 'It has shaken me to my core' Read more In fact, Obama’s oratory was a Clinton campaign highlight Thursday, a much-shared, widely tweeted and overwhelmingly celebrated defense of girls’ and women’s rights not to be demeaned or assaulted by anyone, not a construction worker on the street or the man who would be president.
(7) I’m not surprised that conservatives are using degrading language or demeaning the movement.
(8) Ed Balls, the shadow chancellor, accused Osborne of demeaning his office.
(9) We were very relieved and pleased, but the whole process was costly and demeaning.
(10) He is at least as tribal, jingoistic, and provincial as those he condemns for those human failings, as he constantly hails the nobility of his side while demeaning those Others.
(11) I felt it was demeaning for TB if GB was seen as the giant figure and he was Mr public services, Mr crisis management, Mr international tootling-along-behind.
(12) Trump approves of working with autocrats, at least, and would probably make fast friends with the galaxy’s less reputable leaders – especially those who share his interests, eg crimelord Jabba the Hutt, who lives in an ostentatious palace , loves parties , demeans women and feeds a literal Rancor .
(13) Little more than 50 years on, however, it is the setting for a chaotic and demeaning political battle that has even long-term parliament watchers shaking their heads in disbelief.
(14) The strategy backfired within hours because, with just a few sentences, Miliband gave a truly prime ministerial rebuttal: “Michael Fallon’s a decent man but today I think he has demeaned himself and he’s demeaned his office.
(15) Usually this is stuff I can ignore but don’t demean sufferers, don’t twist my words, back the fuck up bros.
(16) "I say to them, you will never ever appease the rightwing media and to try demeans you and our party."
(17) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Cameron accused of waffling by English Literature student Giles Fraser: ‘Cameron doesn’t have a higher vision than the price of the pound’ Oh, how the prime minister has demeaned the high calling of his office.
(18) Facebook Twitter Pinterest New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority originally ruled that the posters were demeaning and would not be permitted in the city's subways, but allowed them after the anti-Muslim group took the agency to court.
(19) Union representatives have insisted the project is simply meant to draw political attention to the increase in homelessness , and is in no way intended to demean or humiliate homeless people.
(20) The real answer behind this sorry tale could be that Trierweiler could not deal with the demeaning role of presidential PR prop and public property that the role of Premiere Dame, or any kind of political wife now involves.
(1) Her strategy was fairly simple: show Trump as not fit for the presidency, defend herself without seeming defensive or evasive and, most important, maintain the demeanor of an all-but-president.
(2) I don’t know if it has to do with his stoic demeanor as he sat behind President Obama during a State of the Union, or those baby-blue eyes all over the news on Tuesday, as he announced that he wasn’t running for president this year, citing his faith in the political process ( swoon ).
(3) Sodium bicarbonate solution administered intravenously effectively raised blood pH and improved demeanor, ambulation and appetite.
(4) Rebecca Martinez (@BeckyGMartinez) Romney's demeanor feels stronger...and given that Americans don't listen to actual words, this is a problem for Obama #debates October 4, 2012 Updated at 4.18am BST 3.13am BST Oh great Mitt Romney has another list!
(5) Carson, whose mild demeanor and provocative commentary have propelled him ahead of Trump in the early-voting state of Iowa , cited “the many stories of people who have led very useful lives who were the result of rape or incest”.
(6) I’m not running against him or against anyone else.” How long Rubio can maintain the sunny demeanor that has personified his candidacy thus far is unclear.
(7) Boehner was referring to a Wall Street Journal report quoting an unnamed "senior administration official" as saying: “We are winning…It doesn’t really matter to us” how long the shutdown lasts “because what matters is the end result.” Boehner says he's known for his affable demeanor and fair-mindedness.
(8) But those very same qualities could also overshadow the former first lady , whom some regard as lacking a personable and relatable demeanor.
(9) And the conspiracy theorists also have pictures of a third person – someone whose general demeanor and outfit make the theorists believe he is an officer of some sort of military or militarised organisation – with just that kind of black backpack with a white square on its handle that can also be seen in the second set of photographs.
(10) As he speaks, he guides hospital beds through doors with the relaxed demeanor that comes after 30 years removing bullets, suturing knife wounds and watching people live or die on his watch.
(11) Short, energetic and with a sunny demeanor, he is fond of button-up shirts in muted colours and khakis.
(12) For the first time, the Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev dropped his blank, impassive demeanor on Monday and cried as his sobbing aunt briefly took the stand in his federal death penalty trial, before she was asked to step down and compose herself.
(13) The Australian’s on court demeanor has attracted praise and opprobrium in equal measure, split between those who think the game needs more characters and those who find his behaviour unbecoming.
(14) His Facebook profile showed him pictured with others at Disney World, with the caption: “True friends who become family.” High school friend Eddi Anderson told the Tampa Bay Times that Vielma was known for his pleasant attitude and warm demeanor.
(15) Given Romney's affable demeanor in the first debate, the contrast could be considerable.
(16) New Jersey’s Christie has the lowest favourability rating of any candidate except Trump - a product of his in-your-face demeanor – and faces possible indictment over his involvement inthe so-called Bridgegate scandal.
(17) Even clad in casual clothing and past retirement age, she retained a businesslike demeanor.
(18) Such dramatics can be observed not only in the demeanor of neurotics, but also in their symptoms.
(19) Zuley’s demeanor all changed, Boyd says, after he agreed to let the detective search his apartment: Zuley returned to the interrogation room, Boyd remembered, using racial epithets.
(20) In pursuing diagnostic procedures, the behavioral adjustment and responsiveness of the child during the examination proceedings may be optimally managed through an appropriate atmosphere and demeanor.