degrading

[ dih-grey-ding ]
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adjective
  1. that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission.

Origin of degrading

1
First recorded in 1675–85; degrade + -ing2

Other words from degrading

  • de·grad·ing·ly, adverb
  • de·grad·ing·ness, noun
  • non·de·grad·ing, adjective
  • un·de·grad·ing, adjective

Words Nearby degrading

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How to use degrading in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for degrading

degrading

/ (dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. causing humiliation; debasing

Derived forms of degrading

  • degradingly, adverb
  • degradingness, noun

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