degrading

  • 11degrading — degradingly, adv. degradingness, n. /di gray ding/, adj. that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission. [1675 85; DEGRADE + ING2] * * * …

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  • 12degrading — de|grad|ing [ dı greıdıŋ ] adjective causing you to have less respect for yourself or for someone else: a life of back breaking labor in degrading conditions …

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  • 13degrading — adjective accepting our assistance should not be a degrading experience Syn: humiliating, demeaning, shameful, mortifying, ignominious, undignified, inglorious, wretched …

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  • 14degrading — UK [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ] / US adjective causing you to have less respect for yourself or for someone else a life of back breaking labour in degrading conditions …

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  • 15degrading — [dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ] adj something that is degrading causes you to have less respect for yourself or for someone else …

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  • 16degrading — /dəˈgreɪdɪŋ/ (say duh grayding) adjective that degrades; debasing: degrading obsequiousness. –degradingly, adverb –degradingness, noun …

  • 17degrading — adjective that degrades …

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  • 18degrading — Synonyms and related words: abasement, abusive, atrocious, backhand, backhanded, beneath one, bump, bust, calumnious, casting down, cheap, contumelious, debasement, debasing, degradation, demeaning, demotion, deplorable, depluming, discreditable …

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  • 19degrading — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. demeaning, debasing, shameful, humiliating, disgraceful, corrupting, lowering; see also insulting , shameful 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at mean . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. debasing, lowering, corrupting,… …

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  • 20degrading — de·grad·ing || dɪ greɪdɪŋ adj. humiliating, lowering de·grade || dɪ greɪd v. humiliate, dishonor; reduce (in size, amount, etc.); break down (Chemistry) …

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