All 4 Uses of
demeanor
in
1984, by Orwell
- Winston raised his hands above his head, but with an uneasy feeling, so vicious was the boy's demeanor, that it was not altogether a game.
p. 23.1 *demeanor = manner of behavior
- As soon as she woke up her demeanor had changed.
p. 127.0
- The demeanor of the black-uniformed men suddenly became more subdued.
p. 224.4
- He had sat silent against the wall, jostled by dirty bodies, too preoccupied by fear and the pain in his belly to take much interest in his surroundings, but still noticing the astonishing difference in demeanor between the Party prisoners and the others.
p. 226.7
Definitions:
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(1)
(demeanor) the manner in which a person behaves
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, the verb form may be used as a synonym for behave as in: "Try to demean yourself with dignity."