Causing someone to be or feel degraded How to use degrading in a sentence. / dɪˈɡreɪ·dɪŋ / add to word list making you feel ashamed and worthless as a person A degrading job (definition of degrading from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Definition of degrading adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
See examples of degrading used in a sentence. Tending or intended to degrade There is nothing so degrading as the constant anxiety about one's means of livelihood (w Definition of 'degrading' degrading in british english (dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ ) adjective causing humiliation Insulting, slighting, demeaning, malicious, derogatory, abusive, disparaging, critical Positive, laudatory, complimentary, commendatory, approving, friendly, admiring, respectful
Increasing numbers of people and livestock have removed large tracts of vegetation, degrading the land By dehumanizing others, we degrade the very causes for which we fight. Degrading describes something that is disrespectful or dishonorable like a degrading comment that angered everyone who heard it The word degrading comes from degrade, which means to treat someone with contempt. Verb (used with object) degraded, degrading to lower in dignity or estimation He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor
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