Definition of degradation

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Degradation (n.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc..

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Degradation :: Degradation (n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration..
Abjection :: Abjection (n.) A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
Fall :: Fall (n.) Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire..
Degenerationist :: Degenerationist (n.) A believer in the theory of degeneration, or hereditary degradation of type; as, the degenerationists hold that savagery is the result of degeneration from a superior state..
Degeneration :: Degeneration (n.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type..
Self-degradation :: Self-degradation (n.) The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded..
Adultery :: Adultery (n.) Injury; degradation; ruin.
Privation :: Privation (n.) The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
Degeneration :: Degeneration (n.) The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration..
Degradation :: Degradation (n.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc..
Diminution :: Diminution (n.) The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement..
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.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole..
Degradement :: Degradement (n.) Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
Descension :: Descension (n.) The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking; declension; degradation.
Self-abasement :: Self-abasement (n.) Degradation of one's self by one's own act.
Baseness :: Baseness (n.) The quality or condition of being base; degradation; vileness.
Disgradation :: Disgradation (n.) Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors.
Wretch :: Wretch (v. t.) One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch..
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