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degrading adjective

  /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • Causing or likely to cause someone to feel degraded.
 erniedrigend, herabsetzend

degrade verb

  /diˈɡɹeɪd/ , /dɪˈɡɹeɪd/ , /dɪˈɡɹæɪd/
  • (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
 degradieren, herabsetzen, herabstufen, herunterstufen
  • (intransitive, ergative) To reduce in quality or purity.
 abbauen, vermindern
  • (transitive, geology) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.
 erodieren

degradable adjective

  [dɪˈɡɹeɪdəbəɫ]
  • Able to be chemically or biologically degraded.
 abbaubar

degradability noun

  /dɪˌɡɹeɪdəˈbɪlɪti/
  • (uncountable) The condition of being degradable
 Abbaubarkeit

degradation noun

  /ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/
  • The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
 Degradierung
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