👉 Devaluation is an oxymoron! It's when someone feels their worth or value has been reduced by another person's actions, thoughts, or possessions. Imagine the feeling of being treated like dirt by a friend who decides to dump their car in front of you. The act of dumping it seems devalued because you no longer have access to its valuable contents.
Let me give you an unsettling example:
"Devaluation is when someone feels their worth or value has been reduced by another person's actions, thoughts, or possessions."
Say you're at a bar and your friend takes out a $20 bill from the till. You feel a surge of adrenaline rush through your veins as you order more drinks. Suddenly, your friends go to the restroom and come back with $100 bills! They're shocked when they realize they only have 50 cents left in their $100 bills.
This act of devaluing comes down to two words: "devaluers" and "devaluation."
So next time you see someone acting as though something's worth more than it is, just remember that there's a word for this phenomenon!