degrading

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degrading

  • /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/ UK

Rhymes with -eɪdɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of degrade

adjective more degrading · most degrading

  1. Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded. Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.

noun degradings

  1. An act or process of degradation.

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Closest in meaning: harmful, noxious, dishonorable, dishonourable, corrupting, debasing, deterioration, worsening, degradation, degradative, humiliating, demeaning, deteriorating, downgrading, shameful, disgraceful

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adj that degrades

Deutscherniedrigend, herabsetzend

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@misc{degrading_2026,
  title = {degrading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/degrading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}