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French
Etymology
Derived from the present participle of abaisser (“to lower, morally degrade”) + -ant
Pronunciation
Adjective
abaissant (feminine abaissante, masculine plural abaissants, feminine plural abaissantes)
- (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.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- lowering
Synonyms
Participle
abaissant
- present participle of abaisser
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