debasing

1. 1.

   used of conduct; characterized by dishonor

   Synonymsdegrading

   Similardishonorable

Questions about debasing

What does debasing mean?

debasing means "used of conduct; characterized by dishonor".

How many syllables are in debasing?

debasing has 3 syllables: de-ba-sing. The stress falls on "ba". In IPA it is /dɪˈbeɪsɪŋ/.

What is another word for debasing?

Close synonyms include degrading. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is debasing a common word?

debasing is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.