degradation (noun)

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• degradation — ► NOUN 1) the condition or process of degrading or being degraded. 2) Geology the wearing down of rock by disintegration …   English terms dictionary

• degradation — noun 1) poverty brings with it degradation Syn: humiliation, shame, loss of self respect, abasement, indignity, ignominy 2) the degradation of women Syn: demeaning, debasement, discrediting 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• degradation — 1530s, from Fr. dégradation (14c., O.Fr. degradacion), from M.L. degradationem (nom. degradatio), noun of action from pp. stem of degradare (see DEGRADE (Cf. degrade)) …   Etymology dictionary

• degradation — noun a) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from ones standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. b) The state of being reduced… …   Wiktionary

• degradation — I noun abasement, abjection, baseness, debasement, decadence, decadency, declension, declination, decline, dedecus, degeneratess, degeneration, demotion, deprival of honor, deterioration, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dismissal from office,… …   Law dictionary

• degradation — noun Degradation is used after these nouns: ↑soil …   Collocations dictionary

• degradation — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) an experience that makes you feel ashamed and angry: a life of poverty and degradation 2 (U) the process by which something changes to a worse condition …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• degradation — noun Date: circa 1535 1. the act or process of degrading 2. a. decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state b. moral or intellectual decadence ; degeneration • degradative adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• degradation — noun 1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑debasement • Derivationally related forms: ↑debase (for: ↑debasement), ↑degrade …   Useful english dictionary

• degradation — UK [ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms degradation : singular degradation plural degradations 1) [countable/uncountable] a situation or condition that makes someone feel ashamed and makes people lose respect for them the misery and degradation …   English dictionary

• degradation — deg|ra|da|tion [ ,degrə deıʃn ] noun 1. ) count or uncount a situation or condition that makes someone feel ashamed and makes people lose respect for them: the misery and degradation of extreme poverty 2. ) uncount TECHNICAL the process of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English