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debasing

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de·base  (d-bs)
tr.v. de·based, de·bas·ing, de·bas·es
To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See Synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade.
[de- + base.]
de·basement n.
de·baser n.
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Adj.1.debasing - used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
degrading
dishonorable, dishonourable - lacking honor or integrity; deserving dishonor; "dishonorable in thought and deed"


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I am no storyteller, and love as it is cannot be portrayed in a literature dominated and enthralled by the debasing tyranny which "sentences letters" in the name of the Young Girl.
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You do not know how degrading this city life is, how debasing, and yet how absorbing.
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