debasing

dɪˈbeɪsɪŋ
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Translation of debasing from English into Dutch,

Noun

general

act of making someone or something less respected pure or valuable
  • The debasing of the currency caused prices to rise quickly.De ontwaarding van de munt zorgde ervoor dat de prijzen snel stegen.

Adjective

1.

conduct

causing a loss of dignity or respect
  • His debasing actions led to his downfall.Zijn vernederende acties leidden tot zijn ondergang.
2.

quality

reducing the quality or value of something
  • The debasing remarks hurt the team's morale.De denigrerende opmerkingen schaadden het moreel van het team.
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Examples of debasing in a sentence

  • Critics called the debasing of the brand a short-term marketing stunt.
  • The debasing comments were uncalled for.
  • Her debasing behavior shocked everyone at the gala.
  • The debasing content lowered the film's rating.
  • His debasing attitude affected the team's performance.
debase
dɪˈbeɪs
Verb
tr.
1.

lower value

reduce the quality or value of something
  • The scandal debased the company's reputation.Het schandaal degradeerde de reputatie van het bedrijf.
2.

moral

corrupt morally or ethically
  • The leader's actions debased the community's values.De acties van de leider ondermijnden de waarden van de gemeenschap.
3.

finance

TECH.
lower the value of currency by altering its composition
TECH.
devalueren ontwaarden in waarde verminderen
  • The government debased the coins to save money.De overheid devalueerde de munten om geld te besparen.

Translations of "debasing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
vernederendadj./prtp.

She experienced a debasing moment when her idea was dismissed publicly.

Ze maakte een vernederend moment mee toen haar idee in het openbaar werd weggewuifd.

Chudthumper... Well, that was only mildly debasing.

Chudthumper. Dat was maar een beetje vernederend.

Debasing actions often lead to loss of trust in relationships.

Vernederend gedrag zorgt er vaak voor dat het vertrouwen in relaties verdwijnt.

He faced consequences for his debasing conduct in the workplace.

Hij kreeg consequenties opgelegd voor zijn vernederende gedrag op de werkvloer.

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Other translations for debasing:

  • verlaagt
  • basen

debasing: Examples and translations in context

She refused to tolerate debasing treatment from her colleagues.

Ze weigerde zich neer te leggen bij vernederende behandeling door haar collega's.

The debasing behavior of the politician shocked the public.

Het vernederende gedrag van de politicus schokte het publiek.

So you see, no matter how helpless you may feel, no matter how lengthy, debasing, and disagreeable the journey may prove, ultimately, you are in control.

Hoe hulpeloos u zich ook voelt... hoe lang, vernederend en onaangenaam het avontuur ook mag blijken te zijn... uiteindelijk hebt u uw lot in eigen handen.

Thus degrading pauperism or expatriation, is the benefit which the industrious receive from the introduction of machinery, to be reduced from the respectable and in some degree independent mechanic, to the cringing wretch who lives on the debasing bread of charity.

Dus vernederend pauperisme of emigratie is het voordeel, dat de werkende personen hebben bij de invoering der machines: verlaagd te worden van fatsoenlijke en in zekere zin onafhankelijke ambachtslieden tot ongelukkige stakkers, die leven van het vernederende brood der weldadigheid.

In order to understand why and how the revolutionary party condemns itself to a debasing impotence under exceptionally favorable political conditions, one must read Thälmann's answers to the Social Democratic workers.

Om te begrijpen, waarom en hoe de revolutionaire partij bij uitnemend gunstige politieke omstandigheden zichzelf tot vernederende onmacht veroordeelt, moet men Thälmanns antwoorden aan de sociaaldemocratische arbeiders lezen.

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