DEMOTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demotion mean? 

• DEMOTION (noun)
  The noun DEMOTION has 1 sense:

1. act of lowering in rank or position

  Familiarity information: DEMOTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMOTION (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)