What is the meaning of degrading?

verb

• Reduce the level of land, as by erosion.
  • synonyms: degrade
• Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally.
  • usage: "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
  • synonyms: take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
• Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth.
  • synonyms: degrade, cheapen

adjective

• Harmful to the mind or morals.
  • usage: "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"
  • synonyms: corrupting
• Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor.
  • synonyms: debasing