Some writers feel that to express their ideas in simple terms is degrading. From LearnThat.org. [D. V. Lindley.]
Adjective : degrading submission. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He felt they were degrading him by making him report to the supervisor. ,degraded from director to assistant director. From Dictionary.com.
Nero's boyish pride by taunting him with what she called his degrading and unmanly subjection to his mother. From Wordnik.com. [Nero Makers of History Series] Reference
Ask instead if something truly harmful and degrading is being glorified. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: Is Young Adult SF/F Too Explicit?] Reference
The Pentagon is not succeeding in degrading the Taliban's military capacity. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Naiman: Is the Pentagon Deliberately "Degrading" Afghanistan's Capacity for Peace?] Reference
"We are seeing an alarming trend in degrading financial health," said Navy Capt. From Wordnik.com. [Troops in Debt Barred from Overseas Duty | Impact Lab] Reference
The whole issue of the women in the ring and what they call degrading and demeaning behavior towards women. From Wordnik.com. [Crooks and Liars] Reference
He said some immigrants were being detained in degrading conditions, and cited numerous allegations of beatings by police officers. From Wordnik.com. [EU to Reinforce Greek Border] Reference
The word degrading isnt in his vocabulary. From Wordnik.com. [Extreme Measures] Reference
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has described as degrading to women. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Star > Politics] Reference
How self-degrading is it to be a spokesperson for a group of people who don’t value you?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Coulter guilty of “textbook plagiarism”] Reference
I as a black male find this word degrading in all aspects, from my own race and from other races as well. From Wordnik.com. [How do you feel about the latest 'View' brouhaha? (Viewhaha?) | EW.com] Reference
While Rutgers academic and feminist Golbarg Bashi called the idea degrading and started a new movement. From Wordnik.com. [The Seismic Impact of the Boobquake Movement] Reference
There is simply no way to prove that they haven’t been effective in degrading al Qaeda’s capabilities. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » More Failure for Obama’s Law Enforcement Approach to Terrorism] Reference
He called her degrading names, grabbed her by the hair and throat, and threatened to mutilate and destroy her. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
Richardson, if you remember, has been called degrading to women and accused of "waggling" his privates in front of models. From Wordnik.com. [Coco Rocha, Size 4 Model, Says Being Sidelined For Weight Gain 'Hurt'] Reference
They found some loose change and tossed it on the unconscious woman while laughing and calling her degrading names, court heard. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
How degrading is that?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » WellPoint CEO receives a 51 percent increase in compensation.] Reference
Amnesty International condemned the punishment as "degrading". From Wordnik.com. [Severity of Islamic Law Fuels Debate in Malaysia] Reference
The "degrading" of the Yugoslav Army is not a strategic objective. From Wordnik.com. [Wage A Full War--Or Cut A Deal] Reference
Brainstorm art exhibition demystifies the brain – it is not 'degrading'. From Wordnik.com. [Learn to love uncertainty and failure, say leading thinkers | Edge question] Reference
I suggest that "degrading" refers to abusive behavior and to women putting up with it. From Wordnik.com. [Do sexually "degrading" song lyrics lure teenagers into bad sex?] Reference
They reinforce the worst kind of degrading racial stereotypes that should have died long ago. From Wordnik.com. [Reference
First, there is something strange about using the term "degrading" instead of the usual "graphic.". From Wordnik.com. [Do sexually "degrading" song lyrics lure teenagers into bad sex?] Reference
And also that calling them homeless people is kind of degrading in that assuming that these people don't have a home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2004] Reference
The Greek word transleates as "degrading" is ATIMIA. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
Pakatan not tickled by 'degrading' cartoons | Humayun Kabir. From Wordnik.com. [Malaysiakini :: News] Reference
The provision is impossibly vague - who knows what "degrading" means?. From Wordnik.com. [YID With LID] Reference
The provision is impossibly vague -- who knows what "degrading" means?. From Wordnik.com. [Mudville Gazette] Reference
(3Apr09), angry that an artist who raps 'degrading' lyrics was booked to perform. From Wordnik.com. [ContactMusic Ltd | Latest News] Reference
Again, the senate is described as degrading those who feared to return to Hannibal (xxiv. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius] Reference
Paterson said on Saturday he has been subjected to "degrading" attacks because he is blind. From Wordnik.com. [Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?)] Reference
Judges warned last week that they would refuse to take seats determined by the "degrading" lottery. From Wordnik.com. [WBAY Action 2 News] Reference
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