Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Tending or intended to degrade.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Dishonoring; debasing; disgraceful: as, degrading obsequiousness.
- Lowering; bringing to a lower level; wearing down.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective causing humiliation or degradation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
degrade . - adjective that
degrades
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
- adjective harmful to the mind or morals
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Examples
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Nero's boyish pride by taunting him with what she called his degrading and unmanly subjection to his mother.
Nero Makers of History Series Jacob Abbott 1841
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But the Pentagon is, apparently, succeeding in degrading the Taliban's political capacity: in particular, the Taliban's political capacity to strike a deal that ends the war and enforce the deal on its mid-level commanders and footsoldiers.
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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I hope that this time we are not the leader in degrading our democracy, but have the wisdom to direct our outrage to produce a better government.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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I hope that this time we are not the leader in degrading our democracy, but have the wisdom to direct our outrage to produce a better government.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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I hope that this time we are not the leader in degrading our democracy, but have the wisdom to direct our outrage to produce a better government.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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The Pentagon is not succeeding in degrading the Taliban's military capacity.
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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The Pentagon is not succeeding in degrading the Taliban's military capacity.
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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He said some immigrants were being detained in degrading conditions, and cited numerous allegations of beatings by police officers.
EU to Reinforce Greek Border Stephen Fidler 2010
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But the Pentagon is, apparently, succeeding in degrading the Taliban's political capacity: in particular, the Taliban's political capacity to strike a deal that ends the war and enforce the deal on its mid-level commanders and footsoldiers.
Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace? Robert Naiman 2010
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I hope that this time we are not the leader in degrading our democracy, but have the wisdom to direct our outrage to produce a better government.
Dr. Behzad Mohit: The U.S. Tea Party and General Strikes in Europe -- The Outrage of the Middle Class Dr. Behzad Mohit 2010
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