demotion

English

Noun

demotion (countable and uncountable, plural demotions)

1. An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status.
   • 2024 March 16, Antonia Cundy, “The Opus Dei diaries”, in FT Weekend, page 18:

     Unlike other previous Prelates, who were swiftly anointed bishops, Francis did not follow suit. Ocáriz remained a Monsignor. In the eyes of many observers, it was a demotion of Opus Dei.

Antonyms

• promotion

Translations

An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status

• Catalan: degradació f
• French: dégradation (fr) f
• German: Herabstufung (de) f, Herunterstufung f, Degradierung f, Rückstufung f, Abstieg (de) m
• Italian: degradazione (it) f
• Polish: degradacja (pl) f
• Romanian: retrogradare (ro)
• Spanish: degradación (es) f

Anagrams

• entomoid, mono diet, monodiet, motioned, neotomid