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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁbajˈʃaɾ/
"O funcionário foi rebaixado após o incidente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To move someone to a lower position or rank, usually as a punishment or disciplinary action.
"He was demoted from manager to assistant after missing several critical deadlines." - 2
In sports or competitions, to cause a team to move down to a lower division.
"The struggling football club was demoted to the second division after a disastrous season."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'demovere', composed of 'de-' (down, away) and 'movere' (to move). It entered the English language in the late 19th century as a back-formation from 'promotion', shifting in meaning to signify an official reduction in rank or position.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Demote" is said worldwide
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rétrograder
Transliteration: /ʁetʁɔɡʁade/
"Il a été rétrogradé à un poste inférieur."
degradieren
Transliteration: /deɡʁaˈdiːʁən/
"Er wurde wegen eines Fehlers degradiert."
retrocedere
Transliteration: /retroˈtʃɛdere/
"La squadra è stata retrocessa in Serie B."
degradar
Transliteration: /deɣɾaˈdaɾ/
"Fue degradado de puesto debido a su bajo rendimiento."
rebaixar
Transliteration: /ʁbajˈʃaɾ/
"O funcionário foi rebaixado após o incidente."
पद अवनत करना
Transliteration: pad avanat karna
"खराब प्रदर्शन के कारण उसे पद अवनत कर दिया गया।"
降职
Transliteration: jiàngzhí
"由于犯错，他被降职了。"
강등시키다
Transliteration: gangdeung-sikida
"그는 실적 부진으로 인해 직위가 강등되었습니다."
降格する
Transliteration: kōkaku suru
"彼は役職を降格させられた。"
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