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      degradation
      noun
      The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
      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 deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
      (geology) 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.
      The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
      Roots
      gradusgrad- · Latin · step, degree
      Synonyms for degradation
      debasementnabasementnabjectionndeteriorationndegeneracyndegenerationndecadencyndegradingadjbiodegradationndecayndecadencendilapidationndisintegrationnerosionndemotionnhumiliationndecompositionndiminutionnspoilagenvitiationndepravityn
      Words related to degradation
      degradativeadjbarbarizationndegradesvdegradedadjcataplasianbastardizationndebasingadjruinationnbrutalizationndiminishmentndegradernimpoverishmentndestructionndepletionndehumanizationnputrefactionndegeneratingadjabasingvdecimationn

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