degradee

English

Etymology

From degrade +‎ -ee.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /dɪ.ˈɡɹeɪd.i/, /di.ˈɡɹeɪd.i/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪ.ˈɡɹeɪd.iː/

Noun

degradee (plural degradees)

  1. One who, or that which is degraded.
    • 2011 September 29, L. Sprague deCamp, The Prisoner of Zhamanak‎[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      "Eh? What?" said Mjipa as they Walked out of the palace, with Alicia holding the black man's arm. "You seem remarkably cheerful for one who has been through a degrading experience."
      "Degradation is all in the mind of the degradee. If I feel I've done the right thing, nobody can degrade me."
  2. (BDSM) One who feels pleasure from being degraded or humiliated.
    • 2024 August 20, @sluttyxangelic, Twitter‎[2]:
      As a degradee, nothing will ever hit as good as the word “pathetic.” Sums it up perfectly. You’re right. I’m pathetic. Desperate. Depraved. It hits soooo much deeper than any other word
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