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If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience.
Keith Henson

Meaning of "degrading" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEGRADING

degrading  [dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEGRADING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Degrading is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEGRADING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of degrading in the English dictionary

The definition of degrading in the dictionary is causing humiliation; debasing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEGRADING


all-pervading
ˌɔːlpɜːˈveɪdɪŋ
braiding
ˈbreɪdɪŋ
countershading
ˌkaʊntəˈʃeɪdɪŋ
crusading
kruːˈseɪdɪŋ
fading
ˈfeɪdɪŋ
grading
ˈɡreɪdɪŋ
horse-trading
ˈhɔːsˌtreɪdɪŋ
invading
ɪnˈveɪdɪŋ
lading
ˈleɪdɪŋ
nonfading
ˌnɒnˈfeɪdɪŋ
pervading
pɜːˈveɪdɪŋ
providing
prəˈvaɪdɪŋ
raiding
ˈreɪdɪŋ
riding
ˈraɪdɪŋ
rollerblading
ˈrəʊləˌbleɪdɪŋ
shading
ˈʃeɪdɪŋ
snowblading
ˈsnəʊˌbleɪdɪŋ
unfading
ʌnˈfeɪdɪŋ
upbraiding
ʌpˈbreɪdɪŋ
wading
ˈweɪdɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEGRADING

degradability
degradable
degradation
degradative
degrade
degradedly
degrader
degradingly
degranulation
degras
degreasant
degrease
degreaser
degree
degree ceremony
degree course
degree day
degree mill
degree of difficulty
degree of freedom

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEGRADING

according
beading
carbon trading
day trading
downloading
first reading
heading
homesteading
insider trading
leading
loading
misleading
off-roading
pleading
proofreading
reading
recommended reading
roading
self-loading
trading
unloading

Synonyms and antonyms of degrading in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEGRADING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «degrading» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of degrading

Translation of «degrading» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEGRADING

Find out the translation of degrading to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of degrading from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «degrading» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

降解
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

degradantes
570 millions of speakers

English

degrading
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपमानजनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المهينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

унижающего достоинство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

degradante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অধ: পতিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dégradant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merendahkan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

entwürdigend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

傷つける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

굴욕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngilangi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xuống cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मानहानिकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

küçültücü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

degradante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poniżającego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

принижуючого гідність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degradante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξευτελιστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernederende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedbrytande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedverdigende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of degrading

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRADING»

The term «degrading» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.915 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRADING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about degrading

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEGRADING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word degrading.
1
Gerry Adams
If I didn't forgive the people who took me into the barracks and beat me unconscious over a period of days during the period when the British state was indicted for inhuman and degrading treatment in 1971-72, or even the guys who shot me, if you don't forgive them, you end up with unnecessary baggage.
2
Barbara Cartland
To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later it will destroy all that is feminine and beautiful and idealistic in her.
3
Barbara Castle
There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided. It was very degrading, very humiliating. And there was a means test for receiving poor relief.
4
Nathan Deal
Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone.
5
Jose Ferreira
Google, Facebook, and other consumer web companies violate our privacy. But that's only because they have an ad-based business model. They can only make money by selling your data - and degrading the product experience with ads.
6
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Girls can wear jeans, cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots, 'cause it's okay to be a boy, but for a boy to look like a girl is degrading.
7
Charlotte Gainsbourg
You think that being a girl is degrading, but secretly, you'd love to know what it's like, wouldn't you?
8
Peaches Geldof
Broadsheets can be scathing. But I have respect for broadsheet journalists because they haven't succumbed to degrading themselves, to writing pidgin English with all these terrible colloquialisms, the phrasing of which is just, like, embarrassing.
9
Christopher Hampton
I think there's something degrading about having a husband for a rival. It's humiliating if you fail and commonplace if you succeed.
10
Keith Henson
If anyone wonders why the airlines are not doing well it is because flying has been made such an unpleasant and degrading experience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEGRADING»

Discover the use of degrading in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to degrading and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Degrading: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
2
The United Nations Convention Against Torture: A Handbook on ...
This book provides a complete overview of the drafting process of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child which was unanimously adopted by the General Assembly of the UN on 20 November 1989.
J. Hermann Burgers, Hans Danelius, 1988
3
Report on torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading ...
Sections include discussion of the administration's liability concerns regarding conduct at the base Geneva, war crimes, and the forthcoming revisions to the Army Field Manual.
Center for Constitutional Rights (New York, N.Y.), 2006
4
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-degrading Bacteria in ...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are universal, harmful, environmental contaminants capable of polluting soils and sediments for long periods of time, particularly in urban systems such as the Anacostia River.
Evan C. Ewers, 2009
5
Genetic Diversity of Soil Bacteria Degrading Cyanuric Acid: ...
Isolation of Cyanuric Acid Degrading Bacteria from Soils by Direct Plating Several methods are being used for isolation of microorganisms. Enrichment technique and direct plating are the most used methods. The rational behind using direct ...
Mahrous Mahmoud Kandil, 2006
6
Porphyromonas Gingivalis Affects the Collagen Degrading ...
P. gingivalis can regulate the collagen degrading ability and MMP levels in various periodontal cell types. It has not been determined how human gingival fibroblast (HGF) mediated collagen degradation is regulated by P. gingivalis, as well as ...
Jing Zhou, 2006
7
The Role of Extracellular Matrix and Matrix-degrading ...
Christopher C. Leonardo. Conclusions Improvements in medical care over past decades have increased the numbers of premature and low birth weight infants that survive H-I insults. Because there is a rising incidence in diseases associated ...
Christopher C. Leonardo, 2008
8
Fundamental Kinetic Parameters of Suspended and Biofilm ...
As expected, the control cells grown in P. ADP medium were capable of degrading almost all the atrazine (Figure C.3) present in the culture after 24 hours (similar results were obtained in the absence of carbocillin and in studies presented in ...
Nicole Kim Biglione, 2007
9
Decisions and Reports: Décisions Et Rapports
entry or residence as such, but that it is being invited to examine the different question whether the decisions complained of amount to "degrading treatment" in the sense of Article 3. (bb) The meaning of the term "degrading treatment" in Article ...
European Commission of Human Rights, 1995
10
Inositol Phosphates: Linking Agriculture and the Environment
Inositol Phosphates: Linking Agriculture and the Environment I(1,2,3,4,5,6)P6 D-I( 1,2,3,5,6)P5 D-I(1,2,4,5,6)P5 D-I(1,2,3,4,5)P5 D-I(1,2,3,6)P4 D-I(1,2,5,6)P4 D-I(2, 3,4,5)P4 D-I(1,2,3,4)P4 I(1,2,3)P3 D-I(1,2,6)P3. Phytate-degrading enzymes ...
Benjamin L. Turner, Alan E. Richardson, Edward J. Mullaney, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEGRADING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term degrading is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Response: Is Rihanna's 'Bitch Better Have My Money' Video …
... on revenge without having to pander to daytime TV. That's my take, what do you think? Is it a feminist masterpiece or degrading to women? «Hit The Floor Magazine, Jul 15»
2
US Ineffective in Degrading, Defeating ISIL: Senator John McCain
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United States is not taking appropriate actions to destroy or dismantle the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), ... «Tasnim News Agency, Jul 15»
3
NFF Accuses Keshi of Degrading Eagles No 10 Jersey
One of the reasons that caused Stephen Keshi his Super Eagles job, three months after his reappointment, was that he allegedly mortified the ... «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
4
This Video Shows Black Women Sharing Their 'Degrading
From excessive use of force to unwarranted -- and often sexual -- searches, black women are no exception from the ongoing encounters of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Google Responds To Latest Degrading Search Results Study
Google has been greatly targeted by many authorities around the world by several rather serious accusations, all related to its search engine. «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
6
Novel aciduric gluten-degrading enzyme promising in celiac disease
Wei and colleagues sought to identify microorganisms with gluten-degrading properties from the human feces of three healthy participants. «Healio, Jun 15»
7
Tim Wu accuses Google of degrading search results to favor its own …
EU regulators are not the only ones to take issue with the way Google searches the web. Now a team of Yelp researchers has teamed up with ... «The Verge, Jun 15»
8
City hall has exhibited degrading Puritanism
I live here. I am ashamed. So should be anyone within city hall who allows this degrading Puritanism to affect one more child. Samantha Cantin. «Guelph Mercury, Jun 15»
9
Struggling Hungary housing migrants in overcrowded, degrading
Tales of arbitrary detention, strip searches and severely overcrowded conditions in refugee centres are emerging from Hungary, as the ... «Newsweek, Jun 15»
10
Rich teen boasts about degrading women in viral clip
A Russian billionaire's grandson has faced criticism after posting a video of himself degrading women in public. Jun 23, 2015. Share this on Facebook Share this ... «The Australian Women's Weekly, Jun 15»

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