seem degrading

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

Used to describe something that appears to cause a loss of self-respect.

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Examples (10)

  • The new uniform policy might seem degrading to some employees.
  • At first, the tasks he was given seemed degrading, but he later understood their importance.
  • It would seem degrading to have to ask for money every day.
  • Forcing them to wear those costumes seemed particularly degrading.
  • Doesn't it seem degrading to treat people like numbers on a spreadsheet?
  • Having to clean up other people's messes for minimum wage can seem degrading.
  • While the initiation ritual might seem degrading to an outsider, it is a cherished tradition for the members.
  • The way he is treated by his boss seems degrading to everyone in the office.
  • To be publicly scolded in front of your peers would seem degrading to anyone.
  • Although the job itself was important, the constant micromanagement seemed degrading and unnecessary.