DEGRADING

debasing, degrading

(adjective) used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

corrupting, degrading

(adjective) harmful to the mind or morals; “corrupt judges and their corrupting influence”; “the vicious and degrading cult of violence”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

degrading

present participle of degrade

Adjective

degrading (comparative more degrading, superlative most degrading)

that degrades

Noun

degrading (plural degradings)

An act or process of degradation.

Anagrams

• niggarded

Source: Wiktionary


DEGRADE

De*grade", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Degraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Degrading.] Etym: [F. dégrader, LL. degradare, fr. L. de- + gradus step, degree. See Grade, and cf. Degree.]

1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to lower in rank' to deprive of office or dignity; to strip of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general officer. Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be degraded from the bar. Palfrey.

2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man. O miserable mankind, to what fall Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! Milton. He pride . . . struggled hard against this degrading passion. Macaulay.

3. (Geol.)

Definition: To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

Syn.

– To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See Abase.

De*grade", v. i. (Biol.)

Definition: To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through this or that genus or group of genera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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