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demotion

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 M OW1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

act of lowering in rank or position

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: promotion

Broader terms: change

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: degradació — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Dutch: demotie — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • French: dégradation — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • German: Herabstufung — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • German: Herunterstufung — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • German: Degradierung — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • German: Rückstufung — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • German: Abstieg — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Indonesian: demosi — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Italian: degradazione — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Polish: degradacja — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Romanian: retrogradare — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Spanish: degradación — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status
  • Spanish: democión — An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status