Degradation Synonyms & Definitions

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• DegradationDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
2. (n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
3. (n.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
4. (n.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
5. (n.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
6. (n.) 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.