stoop to sth
disapproving — phrasal verb with stoop /stuːp/ verb [I]Definition
› to lower your moral standards by doing something that is unpleasant, dishonest, or unfair: I don't believe she would ever stoop to bribery or blackmail. [+ -ing verb] He was amazed that a reputable firm would stoop to selling the names of their clients to other companies.Humiliating and degrading
(Definition of stoop to sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abase verb
- be under a cloud idiom
- bring/take sb down a peg (or two) idiom
- bruise sb's ego idiom
- cut sb down to size idiom
- deflate verb (WEAKEN)
- discredit noun
- discredit verb
- disgrace noun
- disgrace verb
- dishonour noun
- humiliated adjective
- humiliating adjective
- ignoble adjective
- ignominious adjective
- ignominy noun
- reflect on sb/sth phrasal verb
- ruin noun
- shameful adjective
- shoddy adjective (NOT RESPECTFUL)
Topic:
Humiliating and degrading
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