Demotion
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Reduction in rank or relative position in any series or class: opposed to
promotion.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
an act of
demoting
; a lowering of
rank
or
status
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noun.
act of lowering in rank or position
Word Usage
"She avoided the term 'demotion' and stopped just short of saying Mr. Bloy's appointment to cabinet was a mistake."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
promotion
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
change
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Laotian
Ocean
commotion
devotion
emotion
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
b'lieve
belittlement
colonelcy
criminal
dream
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
banishment
blackballing
comedown
concavity
de-escalation