deutschdictionary
adjective
(CAUSING SOMEONE TO FEEL LESS RESPECTED)
His comments were demeaning. - Seine Kommentare waren herabwürdigend.
(CAUSING A LOSS OF DIGNITY OR RESPECT)
The treatment was degrading for everyone. - Die Behandlung war herabwürdigend für alle.
(CAUSING SOMEONE TO FEEL ASHAMED OR EMBARRASSED)
It was humiliating and degrading. - Es war herabwürdigend und demütigend.