degrading
dih-GRAY-dihng
Degrading (adj) means causing someone to feel humiliated or stripped of dignity. Example: “The interviewer asked several degrading questions about her appearance.”
adj
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Causing someone to feel humiliated or stripped of dignity.
"Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience."
"The interviewer asked several degrading questions about her appearance."
How to use degrading
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that lowers a person's dignity or self-respect.
Common pairings
degrading treatment
degrading remarks
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Word forms
- Plural
- degradings
- Comparative
- more degrading
- Superlative
- most degrading
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debasing
corrupting
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What does “degrading” mean?
The word “degrading” means causing someone to feel humiliated or stripped of dignity. In plain terms, something that lowers a person's dignity or self-respect.
How do you pronounce “degrading”?
“Degrading” is pronounced dih-GRAY-dihng (/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/ in IPA).
How do you use “degrading” in a sentence?
Here is “degrading” used in a sentence: “The interviewer asked several degrading questions about her appearance.”
What part of speech is “degrading”?
“Degrading” is an adjective.
Is “degrading” a common word?
“Degrading” is an uncommon word in modern English, usually learned at around the C1 level.
