Hyphenation of demean

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word demean? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

de-mean

Definitions of demean:

1.	Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally She tends to put down younger women colleagues His critics took him down after the lecture

Synonyms of demean:

verb	take down, degrade, disgrace, put down, humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

Last hyphenations of this language

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