degrading

CEFRC1

/dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Making someone feel ashamed or less respected.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    An act or process of degradation.

Examples

  • Ecosystems are degrading rapidly all around the Earth.

  • This song contains degrading lyrics about women.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of degrade

More examples

In context

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

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