abaissant

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French

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Etymology

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Derived from the present participle of abaisser (to lower, morally degrade) + -ant

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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abaissant (feminine abaissante, masculine plural abaissants, feminine plural abaissantes)

  1. (dated) Rendering morally inferior; degrading, demeaning
    • 1860, Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, Les Oeuvres et les Hommes, Preface,
      L’auteur [] n’a jamais eu à subir comme les orateurs de métier la tyrannie toujours abaissante d’un auditoire, qu’ils croient mener et qui les domine — Unlike career speakers, the author never had to endure the degrading tyranny of an audience they believe they are leading, and yet actually controls them.
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  2. lowering

Synonyms

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Participle

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abaissant

  1. present participle of abaisser

Further reading

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