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- Dictionaryde·grad·ing/dəˈɡrādiNG/
adjective
- 1. causing a loss of self-respect; humiliating: "cruel or degrading treatment"
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Learn the meaning of degrading, an adjective that describes something that causes or is associated with a low, destitute, or demoralized state. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
DEGRADING definition: 1. causing people to feel that they have no value: 2. causing people to feel that they have no…. Learn more.
Degrading describes something that is disrespectful or dishonorable like a degrading comment that angered everyone who heard it. The word degrading comes from degrade, which means "to treat someone with contempt." So something that is degrading is cruel, meant to put a person or group down.
Learn the meaning of degrade, a verb that can mean to lower in rank, status, or quality, or to reduce the complexity of a chemical compound. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
Degrading definition: that degrades; debasing; humiliating. See examples of DEGRADING used in a sentence.
Degrading is the act of causing someone or something to lose value, respect, quality, or structure. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
noun. Word Frequency. degrading in American English. (diˈgreɪdɪŋ ; dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ ) adjective. that degrades; debasing. SIMILAR WORDS: base. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. degradingly (deˈgradingly) adverb. Word Frequency.
