Skip to content

degradante

degrading

adjective deh-grah-DAHN-teh Rare

Also means

humiliating

Usage Note

Degradante is a present-participle adjective (from degradar) and is gender-invariable (un trato degradante, una situación degradante). It implies a loss of dignity or moral standing and is stronger than humillante. In legal and human-rights contexts it appears in the phrase trato degradante ('degrading treatment').

Examples

"Ese trato degradante no se puede tolerar."

Natural Translation

That degrading treatment cannot be tolerated.

Explore Spanish by topic