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Definitions for Degrading

[1] that degrades; debasing; humiliating: degrading submission.
[2] to lower in dignity or estimation; bring into contempt: He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor.
[3] to lower in character or quality; debase.
[4] to reduce (someone) to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, status, or title, especially as a punishment: degraded from director to assistant director.
[5] to reduce in amount, strength, intensity, etc.
[6] Physical Geography . to wear down by erosion, as hills. Compare aggrade.
[7] Chemistry . to break down (a compound, especially an organic hydrocarbon).
[8] to become degraded; weaken or worsen; deteriorate.
[9] Chemistry . (especially of an organic hydrocarbon compound) to break down or decompose.
[10] causing humiliation; debasing
[11] (tr) to reduce in worth, character, etc; disgrace; dishonour
[12] (diːˈɡreɪd ) (tr) to reduce in rank, status, or degree; remove from office; demote
[13] (tr) to reduce in strength, quality, intensity, etc
[14] to reduce or be reduced by erosion or down-cutting, as a land surface or bed of a river Compare aggrade
[15] chem to decompose or be decomposed into atoms or smaller molecules

Words related to Degrading

derogatory, humiliating, disgraceful, demeaning, lowering

Words nearby Degrading

degradable, degradation, degradation of energy, degrade, degraded, degrading, degranulation, degrease, degree, degree day, degree of curve

Origin of Degrading

e1275–1325; Middle English degraden < Late Latin dēgradāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + grad(us ) grade + -āre infinitive suffix

Other words from Degrading

de·grad·ing·ly , adverb
de·grad·ing·ness , noun
non·de·grad·ing , adjective
un·de·grad·ing , adjective
de·grad·er , noun

Word origin for Degrading

eC14: from Late Latin dēgradāre, from Latin de- + gradus rank, degree

Synonyms for Degrading

demeaning, derogatory, disgraceful, humiliating, cheapening, downgrading, lowering