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degradee en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɪɡ.ɹeɪˈdi/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From degrade + -ee.

Meanings

1. One who, or that which is degraded.
   • "Eh? What?" said Mjipa as they Walked out of the palace, with Alicia holding the black man's arm. "You seem remarkably cheerful for one who has been through a degrading experience." "Degradation is all in the mind of the degradee. If I feel I've done the right thing, nobody can degrade me." 2011 September 29, L. Sprague deCamp, The Prisoner of Zhamanak, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
2. One who feels pleasure from being degraded or humiliated.
   • As a degradee, nothing will ever hit as good as the word “pathetic.” Sums it up perfectly. You’re right. I’m pathetic. Desperate. Depraved. It hits soooo much deeper than any other word 2024 August 20, @sluttyxangelic, Twitter:

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degrader