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degrading

adjective
 
 
/dɪˈɡreɪ.dɪŋ/

Definition

causing people to feel that they have no value: [+ to infinitive] It is so degrading to have to ask for money. No one should have to suffer such degrading treatment.Humiliating and degrading
(Definition of degrading adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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