degrading

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US /dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ/ UK /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/
adj verb noun Freq #17882

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.

    Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.

  2. 2
    adj

    used of conduct

  3. 3
    adj

    harmful to the mind or morals

  4. 4
    verb

    present participle and gerund of degrade

  5. 5
    noun

    An act or process of degradation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · used of conduct debasing
3 adj · harmful to the mind or morals corrupting

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