Priyamani

Honestly, I understand that as an actor I should be comfortable with playing different characters. I am also not degrading those actors who are part of stories that require intimate scenes, but as an actress, I wouldn't be doing any scene that requires smooching and making out.

Indian Actress

Aishwarya Lekshmi

A feminist is a person who wants equal things for men and women, and I definitely believe in that. This doesn't mean I will degrade anyone. In our house, I want my mother and father to have equal importance and that's the only way to bring up a socially responsible child.

Rakim

Without no disrespect to any artist, there's a lot of degrading music out there as far as degrading the culture and degrading society as well. That's individuals that choose to make that kind of music.

American Musician

Francis Arinze

Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.

Nigerian Clergyman

Lolly Adefope

Boots radiates a unique kind of class - not a glamour, but enough self-respect to not degrade itself with an in-store radio station.

Walt Whitman

Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me.

American Poet

Susan Sontag

It is not suffering as such that is most deeply feared but suffering that degrades.

American Author

Fabio Lanzoni

There's not enough money in this world to make me do something degrading.

Italian Actor

Gustave Flaubert

The more humanity advances, the more it is degraded.

French Novelist

Aristotle

All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind.

Greek Philosopher

Used to describe a formal reduction of someone's rank, often as a punishment.

Status Change

Degrading is typically a one-way action and reinstating status might require a separate term.

Not Reversible

Implies a lack of respect or value towards someone or something.

Negative Connotation

Consider how using 'degrade' might affect the dignity of the person involved.

Emotional Impact

In computing, it highlights a gradual loss of functionality or efficiency.

Tech Deterioration

Emphasizes that degradation of quality happens over time, not instantly.

Slow Process

Often used to talk about materials returning to a natural state.

Scientific Context

The term 'biodegradable' is used for environmentally friendly materials.

Environmental Relevance

 Now, massive disturbance at this scale is known to affect hydrological cycles, degrade wildlife habitat, and emit greenhouse gases back into the atmosphere, which creates more disturbance and more tree diebacks. Not only that, we're continuing to plant one or two species and weed out the aspens and birches.

How trees talk to each...

 a very important source of degrading carbon the largest source of carbon emissions in the world water scarcity loss of biodiversity this is copying nature with minimum disturbance this is a technology that is similar to the emerging satellites based computerized precision farming it's a knife that

Resilient people,...

 But that's far from empty. There's still plenty of matter bouncing around. Manufacturers rely on more thorough, sealed vacuums for all sorts of purposes. That includes vacuum-packed food that stays fresh longer, and the vacuums inside early light bulbs that protected filaments from degrading.

Is it possible to create...

 I consulted an eminent law professor who was also a psychiatrist, and said surely he would agree that restraints must be degrading, painful and frightening. He looked at me in a knowing way, and said, "Elyn, you don't really These people are psychotic. They're different from me and you.

A tale of mental illness...

 degrade the security of their services. They're building in backdoors that not only the NSA can exploit, but anyone else who has time and money to research and find it can then use to let themselves in to the world's communications. And this is really dangerous,

How we take back the...

 It's gaslighting. Profound and degrading. You say you feel one way, but your body proves that you feel something else. And we only do this around sexuality, because arousal nonconcordance happens with every emotional and motivational system we have.

The truth about unwanted...

 debris so there are many billions of particles circulating in this never-ending spiral that you know may never touch land I will just constantly be in the ocean until they're degraded to the point where they either sink to

The Dangers of Marine...

 worse and worse the truth is the more I've learned about this issue and everything that contributes to the problem the more I realize how much I don't know oh my god violet that is paradise that has been degraded and

Before the Flood -...

 but unfortunately, our teeth aren't. While each human tooth is coated in a hardy, protective layer of enamel, it's no match for acid. That degrades the armor over time, leaching away its calcium minerals.

What causes cavities? -...

 And tropical forests tell their own story. Protecting currently degraded land in the tropics and allowing natural regeneration to occur is the number five solution to reversing global warming.

Degrade