degrading
/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/
verb
- 1
To lower in value or social position.
“Fred degrades himself by his behaviour.”
- 2
To reduce in quality or purity.
“The DNA sample has degraded.”
- 3
To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
noun
- 1
An act or process of degradation.
adjective
- 1
That degrades
“Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.”
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