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单词 degrading
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degrading in British English

(dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ)
adjective
causing humiliation; debasing
Derived forms
degradingly (deˈgradingly)
adverb
degradingness (deˈgradingness)
noun

degrading in American English

(diˈgreɪdɪŋ; dɪˈgreɪdɪŋ)
adjective
that degrades; debasing
SIMILAR WORDS:  base
Derived forms
degradingly (deˈgradingly)
adverb

Examples of 'degrading' in a sentence
degrading

The applicant alleged that his whole-life sentence amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment as he had no hope of release.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
They should not be subject to inhumane or degrading treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But other oils are stored in similar conditions without degrading anywhere near as quickly.
Erdmann, Robert & Jones, Meirion Fats, Nutrition and Health (1991)
The negative obligation not to inflict inhuman or degrading treatment was unqualified.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Sentencing a person to life imprisonment with no prospect of release and no possibility of review amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
And in extreme cases Article 3 prohibits inhuman and degrading treatment of older people.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A lawyer has told the hearing the standard of care was so poor it could amount to inhuman and degrading treatment under human rights laws.
The Sun (2010)
The absolute nature of Article 3 requires that no one should be exposed to inhumane or degrading treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It has been considering whether their transfer would breach Article 3 rights on prohibition of inhuman and degrading treatment.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Synonyms of 'degrading'

demeaning, lowering, humiliating, disgraceful
More Synonyms of degrading
(adjective) 
a degrading experience
Synonyms
demeaning
I was given the most demeaning chores to do.
lowering
humiliating
The ruling party has suffered a humiliating defeat.
disgraceful
I complained about his disgraceful behaviour.
shameful
It is a shameful state of affairs.
unworthy
At the start of the film, the heroine is betrayed by an unworthy friend.
debasing
undignified
contemptible
cheapening
dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.
infra dig (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of disgraceful
I complained about his disgraceful behaviour.
Synonyms
shameful,
shocking,
scandalous,
mean,
low,
infamous,
degrading,
unworthy,
ignominious,
disreputable,
contemptible,
dishonourable,
detestable,
discreditable,
blameworthy,
opprobrious
in the sense of dishonourable
He insisted he had done nothing dishonourable.
Synonyms
shameful,
base,
corrupt,
infamous,
disgraceful,
treacherous,
scandalous,
unscrupulous,
shameless,
despicable,
ignominious,
disreputable,
contemptible,
untrustworthy,
unprincipled,
ignoble,
not cricket (informal),
discreditable,
blackguardly
in the sense of humiliating
The ruling party has suffered a humiliating defeat.
Synonyms
embarrassing,
shaming,
humbling,
mortifying,
crushing,
disgracing,
degrading,
ignominious,
toe-curling (slang),
cringe-making (British, informal),
cringeworthy (British, informal),
barro (Australian, slang)

Nearby words of
degrading

  • degradation
  • degrade
  • degraded
  • degrading
  • degree
  • dehydrate
  • deification

Related terms of
degrading

  • degrade

Synonyms of 'degrading'

degrading

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