degrading

/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/

adj 1noun 1

Collocations

VERBS

be, seem

find sth

She found it degrading to ask her parents for money at thirty years old.

ADV

extremely, really, very

rather, slightly

Working in that job felt slightly degrading, but she needed the money to pay for university.

socially

PREP

Making fun of someone's accent can be degrading to their confidence.

adj

Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.

Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.

noun

An act or process of degradation.

adjective — used of conduct

adjective — harmful to the mind or morals

Retrieving my dropped possessions from the mud was a degrading experience.

Wiktionary

No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Tatoeba · #554648

Ecosystems are degrading rapidly all around the Earth.

Tatoeba · #1383585

This song contains degrading lyrics about women.

Tatoeba · #2718108

It is degrading for her.

Tatoeba · #2798285

There are songs that I find degrading as a woman.

Tatoeba · #2909230

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