1. Used of conduct; characterized by dishonour
   "The politician's degrading tactics during the campaign were widely criticized";
   - debasing
    
2. Harmful to the mind or morals
   "the vicious and degrading cult of violence";
   - corrupting

1. Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
   "The poor maintenance degraded the building's value";
   - cheapen
    
2. Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
   "She tends to degrade younger women colleagues";
   - take down, disgrace, demean, put down
    
3. Reduce the level of land, as by erosion
   "Years of heavy rainfall degraded the hillside"

See also: dishonorable [US], dishonourable [Brit, Cdn], noxious

Type of: abase, aggravate, chagrin, exacerbate, exasperate, humble, humiliate, mortify, reduce, shrink, worsen

Antonym: aggrade

Encyclopedia: Degrading