abaissant

Etymology
Derived from the present participle of +

Adjective

 * 1)  Rendering morally inferior; degrading, demeaning
 * 2) * 1860,, Les Oeuvres et les Hommes, Preface,
 * "fr"

- L’auteur n’a jamais eu à subir comme les orateurs de métier la tyrannie toujours abaissante d'un auditoire, qu'ils croient mener et qui les domine — Unlike career speakers, the author never had to endure the degrading tyranny of an audience they believe they are leading, and yet actually controls them.


 * 1) lowering