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degrading

American  
[dih-grey-ding] / dɪˈgreɪ dɪŋ /

adjective

  1. that degrades; debasing; humiliating.

    degrading submission.
degrading British  
/ dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing humiliation; debasing

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Other Word Forms

  • degradingly adverb
  • degradingness noun
  • nondegrading adjective
  • undegrading adjective

Etymology

Origin of degrading

First recorded in 1675–85; degrade + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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"If its vegetation and soil cover are not properly managed, the surface is easily subject to erosion, degrading farmland and forming sand dunes," Turkmen scientist Mukhammet Durikov told AFP.

From Barron's

Spending $72 billion to become a vertically integrated content mill for degrading the world’s best IP?

From The Wall Street Journal

Debating whether the England or South Africa loss was more degrading for Welsh rugby seems futile.

From BBC

The strike was aimed at degrading the group’s rebuilding effort, but was also a signal.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government will also narrow the application of Article 3 of the ECHR, which bans inhuman or degrading treatment.

From BBC

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