degrading
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degrading — de*grad ing, a. causing humiliation or degradation; as, a degrading surrender. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
degrading — index disgraceful, unbecoming Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
degrading — [adj] debasing cheapening, demeaning, derogatory, disgraceful, downgrading, humiliating, lowering; concepts 267,555,570 … New thesaurus
degrading — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing a loss of self respect; humiliating … English terms dictionary
degrading — [dē grād′iŋ, di grād′iŋ] adj. that degrades; debasing SYN. BASE2 degradingly adv … English World dictionary
degrading — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ find sth ▪ He found the work very degrading. ADVERB ▪ very ▪ … Collocations dictionary
degrading — adj. degrading to + inf. (it was degrading to work in such conditions) * * * [dɪ greɪdɪŋ] degrading to + inf. (it was degrading to work in such conditions) … Combinatory dictionary
degrading — de|grad|ing [dıˈgreıdıŋ] adj a degrading experience, event etc is unpleasant and makes you lose respect for yourself degrading to ▪ Pornography is degrading to women and to the men that look at it. ▪ the degrading treatment that the prisoners… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Degrading — Degrade De*grade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d[ e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.] 1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
degrading — adjective a degrading experience, event etc makes you lose respect for yourself: We oppose flogging and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishments … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
degrading — degradingly, adv. degradingness, n. /di gray ding/, adj. that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission. [1675 85; DEGRADE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
