demotion
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3.9
- noun
- /dɪˈmoʊʃən/
:
degradación
- His demotion from manager to assistant shocked everyone in the office.
- demotion and promotion
- demotion or dismissal
- demotion and suspension
Dave, we hope you'll accept the demotion and come back and come back as a warm up act.
- Dave, we hope you'll accept the demotion and come back and come back as a warm up act.
- My dad had to take a demotion with Pfizer to get us out of there.
Examples
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Problems arose from the demotion, as Francoeur voiced his disapproval to several media outlets in the days that followed.
Blog text (14) -
My dad had to take a demotion with Pfizer to get us out of there.
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I mean, it was a demotion and we both knew it.
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I can deal with my demotion.
Fiction book (2002) -
Nobody gives you a medal when you do it right... they just give you a demotion when you do it wrong.
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And it follows the demotion this week of Gen. William.
Blog text (31) -
You're worried about a demotion?
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My ignominious demotion had turned into a blessing, for it gave me time to write.
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The demotions triggered an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for possible age discrimination.
Academic text (2005) -
I took the demotion!
Synonyms
2
7.2
A drop to a lower or less good position than before
1
7.0
Moving a person or thing into a less important position
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3.5
A position lower than others in a group or at work
Antonyms
How Punitive
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3.3
43
4.9
11
3.9
- Formal
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4.6
18
3.9
528
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Demotion comes from the prefix de- ('down') and the root motion ('move'). So it literally means 'moving down', like being moved to a lower rank or less important position.