degradation

deg·ra·da·tion  (dgr-dshn)

n.

1. The act or process of degrading.

2. The state of being degraded; degeneration.

3. A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

4. Geology A general lowering of the earth's surface by erosion or weathering.

5. Chemistry Decomposition of a compound by stages, exhibiting well-defined intermediate products.

6. Computer Science The state in which a computer operates when some of its memory or peripherals are not available.

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degra·dative adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	degradation - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) debasement change of state - the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics dehumanisation, dehumanization - the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities; "science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life" animalisation, animalization, brutalisation, brutalization - an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities barbarisation, barbarization - an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized bastardisation, bastardization - an act that debases or corrupts subversion, corruption - destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence" demoralization, demoralisation - destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy deadening, constipation, stultification, impairment - the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine) popularisation, popularization, vulgarisation, vulgarization - the act of making something attractive to the general public profanation - degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening abasement, humiliation - depriving one of self-esteem vulgarisation, vulgarization - the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
	2.	degradation - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken abasement, abjection humiliation - state of disgrace or loss of self-respect decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities depth - (usually plural) a low moral state; "he had sunk to the depths of addiction"

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degradation

noun 1. disgrace, shame, humiliation, discredit, ignominy, dishonour, mortification

noun 2. deterioration, decline, decadence, degeneration, perversion, degeneracy, debasement, abasement

Translations

degradation [dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən] n → degradación f

degradation [dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən] n → dégradation f

degradation [dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən] n → Erniedrigung f

degradation [dɛgrəˈdeɪʃən] n → degradazione f