demotion (redirected from demotions)

de·mote  (d-mt)

tr.v. de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing, de·motes

To reduce in grade, rank, or status.

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[de- + (pro)mote.]

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de·motion n.

Synonyms: demote, break, bust², degrade, downgrade, reduce
These verbs mean to lower in grade, rank, or status: was demoted from captain to lieutenant; a noncommissioned officer broken to the ranks; a detective who was busted to uniformed traffic patrol for insubordination; a supervisor degraded to an assistant; a popular author downgraded by critical opinion to a genre writer; was reduced from a command post to a desk job.

Antonym: promote

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

demotion - act of lowering in rank or position change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" promotion - act of raising in rank or position

Translations

demotion [dɪˈməʊʃən] N (gen) → descenso m de categoría (Mil) → degradación f

demotion [dɪˈməʊʃ^ən] n

[officer, manager] → rétrogradation f

[team] → relégation f

demotion

n (Mil) → Degradierung f; (in business etc) → Zurückstufung f; (Sport) → Abstieg m

demotion [dɪˈməʊʃ/ən] n → degradazione f

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demotion [dɪˈməʊʃ/ən] n → degradazione f