demotion

English Thesaurus

1. act of lowering in rank or position (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	the action of changing something (noun.act)

antonym	:	promotion,
definition	:	act of raising in rank or position (noun.act)

derivation	:	break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)

antonym	:	promotion,
definition	:	act of raising in rank or position (noun.act)

derivation	:	break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate,
definition	:	assign to a lower position; reduce in rank (verb.social)