Meaning & use
degrading
Causing a loss of dignity or self-respect; humiliating.
See it in a sentence
The prisoners were subjected to degrading treatment that violated basic human rights.
She found the job's strict uniform rules degrading and quit within a week.
A note on using this word
Degrading describes treatment or conditions that strip away a person's dignity and is common in discussions of human rights and workplace ethics.
Words with a similar meaning
humiliatingdemeaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
dignifying
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