"degrading language" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to language or words that are offensive, insulting, or belittling towards a person or group. You can use it in any context where you want to describe language that is disrespectful or harmful. Example: The politician used degrading language towards his opponent during the debate, causing outrage among the audience.
"I'm not surprised that conservatives are using degrading language or demeaning the movement.
"They were trying to undermine my professional authority as a law enforcement officer by putting degrading photos and memos on bulletin boards or using degrading language," she said.
The Yale Daily News on Friday cited a 2008 incident in which fraternity pledges were photographed holding a sign referring to Yale women in sexually degrading language.
We do not believe in characterizing people with hateful, spiteful, degrading language".
It's the sine qua non of "degrading" language, and unlike Shuster, Stone quite literally means it.
Partners or staff members then try to provoke other patients into moving, often by using degrading language, in sessions called "bull-baiting".
And on the other side, the government wants to maintain privilege and power, and they're working overtime to degrade language, rebranding assassinations as "targeted killings" and calling "mass surveillance" bulk collection.
In short, criticisms of the platform have degraded history, language and thought.
She accepted the award before a crowd of 900 writers, editors and publishers, and urged American writers to remain aware of their immense power in the world and their consequent responsibility not to degrade the language they had been given.
This week in the magazine, Louis Menand reviews "Txtng: The Gr8 Dby," by the linguist David Crystal, asking whether the myriad abbreviations and acronyms of texting are degrading the English language.
By Andrea Walker October 14, 2008 This week in the magazine, Louis Menand reviews "Txtng: The Gr8 Dby," by the linguist David Crystal, asking whether the myriad abbreviations and acronyms of texting are degrading the English language.
