Defenition of the word degradation

• Defenition of the word degradation

  • The act of abasing.
  • A lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society.
  • a low or downcast state: "each confesson brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
  • changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
  • a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
  • a low or downcast state

Synonyms for the word degradation

• • abasement
  • abjection
  • debasement

Hyponyms for the word degradation

• • abasement
  • animalisation
  • animalization
  • barbarisation
  • barbarization
  • bastardisation
  • bastardization
  • brutalisation
  • brutalization
  • constipation
  • corruption
  • deadening
  • decadence
  • decadency
  • degeneracy
  • degeneration
  • dehumanisation
  • dehumanization
  • demoralisation
  • demoralization
  • depth
  • humiliation
  • impairment
  • popularisation
  • popularization
  • profanation
  • stultification
  • subversion
  • vulgarisation
  • vulgarization

Hypernyms for the word degradation

• • change of state
  • humiliation

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