degradingde‧grad‧ing /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/ adjective 
Pornography is degrading to women and to the men that look at it. the degrading treatment that the prisoners receive in jail
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- degrading racial comments
- Many of the remarks were degrading to women and minorities.
- These poor people live in the most degrading conditions.
- A study by Harriet and Sarah Harman, for example, documents appalling and degrading treatment of elderly people in private homes.
- But the women continue to suffer a degrading subjugation.
- Claiming benefit can often be a degrading experience and it would appear that this is the effect desired.
- I went to the medical centre and there a male doctor did a very degrading examination of my body.
- In particular those articles of the statute survive which forbid cruel, inhuman, or degrading punishment.
- It was a degrading situation for Tom and would be a humiliation if he were passed over.
- They had to deal with more degrading things in their lives.
- Trampling of vegetation is one of the most widespread environmentally degrading repercussions of recreation and can also lead to excessive soil erosion.
Longman Language Activatorto make someone feel ashamed
· At first the neighbor's generosity made her feel ashamed.· What I saw in the schools made me ashamed of my views - it was clear to me that most students really want to learn.
to make someone feel ashamed: · People with leprosy were shamed and driven out of their communities.shame somebody into (doing) something: · Many people have been shamed into silence when it comes to discussing their sex lives.it shames somebody to do something: · It shamed her to realize how long she had been involved with Claude.
to make someone feel very ashamed and upset, especially by making them look weak or stupid: · Why do you always have to humiliate me in front of your friends?· The invading army took every opportunity to humiliate the local peasants.
if you disgrace yourself or disgrace your family, your school etc, you behave very badly so that other people lose respect for you or for your family or school: · She didn't tell anyone that she was pregnant for fear of disgracing her family.· My grandmother thought I was disgracing myself, following Tim around like a love-sick puppy.
to make people lose respect for yourself, your family, country etc because you have behaved badly: · The MP was accused of bringing shame and humiliation on the whole party.· The shooting of an innocent man has brought shame on the entire police department.
causing a complete loss of self-respect, especially because you have been made to look weak or stupid: · I had to apologize in front of everyone - it was so humiliating.· Prisoners are subjected to humiliating treatment and frequent beatings.· Anderson suffered a humiliating defeat in the last election.
a situation or way of treating someone that is degrading makes them lose all their self-respect and makes them feel that they are completely worthless: · These poor people live in the most degrading conditions.degrading to: · Many of the remarks were degrading to women and minorities.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY the degrading treatment that the prisoners receive in jailCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
a degrading experience, event etc is unpleasant and makes you lose respect for yourselfdegrading to the degrading treatment that the prisoners receive in jail· A study by Harriet and Sarah Harman, for example, documents appalling and degrading treatment of elderly people in private homes.· Relatives of the Guildford 4 and Birmingham 6 described the brutal and systematically degrading treatment the prisoners receive in jail.
Pornography is degrading to women and to the men that look at it. the degrading treatment that the prisoners receive in jail