degrading
adjective/dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
/dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
- treating somebody as if they have no value, so that they lose their self-respect and the respect of other people
- the inhuman and degrading treatment of prisoners
- degrading to somebody Many people complained that the song's lyrics were degrading to women.
Extra Examples- He found the work very degrading.
- the rather degrading conditions in the prison
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