degradation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'degradation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Degradation

[ n.]

- The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.
- The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
- Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
- A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
- The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
- Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Meaning of 'degradation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . degradation

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a low or downcast state

Example in sentence:

each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement

Nearby Words:

degarnish degarnished degarnishing degarnishment degender degener degeneracy degenerate degenerated degenerately

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Degradation ceremony
Degradation ceremony is an aspect of the socialization process within some total institutions, in which people are subjected to humiliating rituals.

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