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degrading

[ dih-grey-ding ]

adjective

  1. that degrades; debasing; humiliating:

    degrading submission.



degrading

/ ɪˈɡɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. causing humiliation; debasing
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱ԲԱ, noun
  • ˈ徱Բ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·iԲ· adverb
  • ·iԲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·iԲ adjective
  • ܲd·iԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of degrading1

First recorded in 1675–85; degrade + -ing 2
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"Tate began verbally degrading Plaintiff as he routinely did - but this time it was much worse, more aggressive, and more violent," the lawsuit states.

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Without social security, Medicaid, Medicare, labor protections, or workplace safety regulations, employers gain leverage over workers who face little choice but to accept dangerous, degrading work.

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“Tate began verbally degrading Plaintiff as he routinely did — but this time it was much worse, more aggressive, and more violent. Tate then began to choke Plaintiff.”

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There is no “climate crisis,” he argues, but a crisis of human thinking and behavior that’s degrading the soil, wiping out entire species, and changing the weather faster than people can adapt.

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The judge said Yaxley-Lennon's claims of degrading treatment fell far short of the evidence needed for the courts to intervene on human rights grounds.

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