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Degrading

/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/

To lower in value or social position.

📖 Definitions of "Degrading"

verb
  1. 1

    To lower in value or social position.

    "Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."

  2. 2

    To reduce in quality or purity.

    "The DNA sample has degraded."

  3. 3

    To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

noun
  1. 1

    An act or process of degradation.

adjective
  1. 1

    That degrades

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

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