Is Demote a Real Word?

verb (used with object), de·mot·ed, de·mot·ing. to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote): They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.

What do you mean by demote?

transitive verb. 1 : to reduce to a lower grade or rank demote a student was demoted from major to captain. 2 : to relegate to a less important position a pitcher demoted to the bullpen.

Is Demoted a bad word?

As demotions are usually considered negative employment actions similar to a termination or being rejected for a promotion opportunity, there may be risks associated with questions of fairness, consistency with organizational policy and even discrimination.