degradee
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- enPR: dĭ-grād′ē
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡɹeɪ̯d.iː/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡɹeɪ̯d.i/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡɹæɪ̯d.iː/
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /dəˈɡɹæɪ̯d.iː/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /dɪˈɡɹed.i/
- (India) IPA(key): /ɖɪˈɡɾeːɖ.iː/
- Rhymes: -eɪdi
- Hyphenation: de‧grad‧ee
Noun
degradee (plural degradees)
- One who, or that which is degraded.
- 2011 September 29, L. Sprague deCamp, The Prisoner of Zhamanak[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- "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."
- (BDSM) One who feels pleasure from being degraded or humiliated.
Related terms
Translations
one who, or that which is degraded
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(BDSM) one who feels pleasure from being degraded or humiliated
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