- 1 That was a demeaning comment
- 2 I won't do that -- it's degrading!
- 3 He debased himself
- 1 I enjoy reading uplifting literature
Note: be scales of value ("devaluing"), oriented vertically withmaximum value upwards. As such, it is a relative standard(relative to the normative value of the subject), as words like"undervaluing" and "overvaluing" reveal.
Alan Schwartz