demotion
An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or statusAn act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.
» He's quite philosophical about his demotion.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.
Herabstufung, Herunterstufung, Degradierung
act of lowering in rank or position
Examples
5 sentencesHe's quite philosophical about his demotion.
He was quite philosophical about the demotion.
ruОн отнёсся достаточно философски к понижению в должности.
Either we play better or we will suffer the shame of another demotion.
His job title change was considered a lateral move, possibly a demotion, and certainly not a promotion.
The demotion of Pluto from the status of a planet was a very hotly debated issue within the astronomical community.
deEs war in astronomischen Kreisen ein heiß debattiertes Thema, dem Pluto den Planetenstatus abzuerkennen.
Translations
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Forms
plural: demotionsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable