Degrading (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Degrading scenes in some movies may contribute to violent behavior among teenagers and young adults.
- Witnessing acts of abuse at a young age can be mentally and emotionally degrading.
- Gambling and drug addictions have long-term degrading effects on families.
- Reveling in somebody else's pain or hardship often carries with it the heavy label of a degrading voyeuristic escapism.
- Extremely humiliating actions imposed upon some POW's took significant emotional and physical degrading impacts throughout years spent incarcerated behind prison camps in WW II and previous, possibly centuries' spanning acts leading further conflict well until cessation happened nearby also noted between remaining entities including China-Russia not able itself finish later around past prior less related disputes..