devaluation

Examples of devaluing

devaluing

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

This implied a continuation of the previous policy of marginally devaluing the currency in real terms.
Second, instead of devaluing the dinar in the 1980s, leaders arbitrarily pegged it to a basket of convertible currencies.
Another insight offered by a feminist approach to this topic is an understanding of the devaluing of social connection in favour of self-sufficiency.
A number of studies have evaluated response-reinforcer associations by devaluing the reinforcer, usually by pairing it with a drug that causes gastric upset.
This tends to codify the process, devaluing the intuitive or accidental.
These contradictory evaluations are typically accompanied by evidence of globally negative devaluing mental representations of self and 0or caregiver.
Making western nations the model ignored the possibility of different paths to development, thereby devaluing the history and tradition of those concerned.
Speech coded as devaluing is characterized by belittling, criticism, mocking sarcasm, or derogatory or condescending language.
Dismissing adults attempt to limit or minimize the influence of attachment relationships by dismissing, devaluing, or conversely idealizing attachment relationships and experiences.
Comparisons can also positively value one artist at the expense of devaluing or negatively valuing another.
Short of devaluing the national currency, it is unlikely that incumbent governments could influence foreign demand for imports before elections.
With the elaboration of arguments in favour of the male breadwinner wage, the domestic ideal permeated the working class, further devaluing women's work both symbolically and in practical terms.
And since 'schooled' is a prestige term, there's a danger if we call the other varieties 'unschooled' - of devaluing them in analysis, as they probably are in fact10.
One can see why a trait is valuable objectively (because it produces good consequences), yet have a different reason for valuing it (or devaluing it) subjectively.
Agism functions by devaluing the relevance of patients' clinical indications, their personal treatment preferences and their physician's experiential knowledge.
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