Degradation :: 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..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole..
Self-degradation :: Self-degradation (n.) The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded..