degrading

The landmark verdict reportedly marks the first time a civilian contractor has been held legally responsible for the degrading treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib.

Amelia Walker, representing the man’s family in court, said the restraints imposed on him were "inevitably humiliating and degrading, as well as dangerous".

Our correspondent, who has been paralysed since being shot by al-Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia 20 years ago, described his ordeal as both physically deeply uncomfortable and degrading.

Trump had poor judgment and impulse control even before his mind appeared to be degrading and decompensating.

For nearly a decade, we have been witnessing all of his bad traits worsening and degrading into a tainted, bitter sludge.