degrading
adjective
[ dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ ]
• causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating.
• "the prisoners were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment"
Similar:
humiliating,
demeaning,
shaming,
shameful,
bringing shame,
mortifying,
abject,
lowering,
ignominious,
undignified,
inglorious,
discrediting,
wretched,
menial,
infra dig,
Opposite:
ennobling,
degrade
verb
• treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
• "she thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women"
Similar:
demean,
debase,
cheapen,
devalue,
prostitute,
lower the status of,
reduce,
shame,
humiliate,
bring shame to,
humble,
mortify,
abase,
disgrace,
dishonour,
desensitize,
dehumanize,
brutalize,
humiliated,
demeaned,
debased,
cheapened,
cheap,
ashamed,
abased,
used,
• break down or deteriorate chemically.
• "the bacteria will degrade hydrocarbons"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French degrader, from ecclesiastical Latin degradare, from de- ‘down, away from’ + Latin gradus ‘step or grade’.
