DEMOTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act of lowering in rank or position

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("demotion" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Antonym:

promotion (act of raising in rank or position)

Derivation:

demote (assign to a lower position; reduce in rank)

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