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Demotion

noun/dˈɑːɡɪz/
Definition
act of lowering in rank or position
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɑːɡɪz/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪmˈəʊʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪmˈəʊʃən/
3 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɡɪz/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
demoteverbassign to a lower position; reduce in rank
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Degradierung
Akt der Herabstufung im Rang oder in der Position
🇫🇷French
rétrogradation
acte de rétrogradation de rang ou de position
🇪🇸Spanish
degradación
acto de bajar de rango o posición
🇮🇹Italian
retrocessione
atto di abbassamento di grado o posizione
🇳🇱Dutch
degradatie
handeling van het verlagen van rang of positie
🇵🇹Portuguese
rebaixamento
ato de rebaixamento de posto ou posição
🇷🇺Russian
понижение в должности
понижение в звании или должности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पदावनति
पद या स्थिति में कमी करने की क्रिया या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অবনমন
পদমর্যাদা বা অবস্থানে হ্রাস করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
பதவி இறக்கம்
தரவரிசை அல்லது நிலையில் குறைக்கும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
తగ్గింపు
ర్యాంక్ లేదా స్థానంలో తగ్గించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
पदावनती
रँक किंवा स्थान कमी करण्याची कृती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ડિમોશન
પદ અથવા પદમાં ઘટાડો કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪದಚ್ಯುತಿ
ಶ್ರೇಣಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തരംതാഴ്ത്തൽ
റാങ്കിലോ സ്ഥാനത്തിലോ താഴ്ത്തുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਡਿਮੋਸ਼ਨ
ਰੈਂਕ ਜਾਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਘਟਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
تنزلی
عہدے یا عہدے میں کمی کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
降级
降低等级或职位的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
降格
地位や地位を下げる行為
🇰🇷Korean
좌천
지위나 지위를 낮추는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
giáng chức
hành động hạ cấp bậc, chức vụ
🇹🇭Thai
ลดระดับ
การกระทำให้ยศหรือตำแหน่งลดลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
penurunan pangkat
tindakan menurunkan pangkat atau jabatan
🇵🇭Filipino
demosyon
pagkilos ng pagbaba ng ranggo o posisyon
🇲🇾Malay
turun pangkat
perbuatan menurunkan pangkat atau kedudukan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خفض الرتبة
فعل تخفيض الرتبة أو المنصب
🇮🇷Persian
تنزل رتبه
عمل کاهش رتبه یا موقعیت
🇹🇷Turkish
rütbe indirgeme
rütbe veya mevkiyi düşürme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
הוֹרָדָה בְּדַרגָה
פעולה של הורדה בדרגה או בתפקיד
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'demotion'?
The primary meaning of 'demotion' is 'act of lowering in rank or position'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'demotion' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'demotion' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'demotion' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'demotion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'demotion' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'demotion' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'demotion' in regular conversations?
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