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   degradation

   /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the condition or process of degrading or being degraded: "a trail of human misery and degradation" Similar humiliationshameloss of dignityloss of self-respectloss of prideabasementmortificationindignityignominydemeaningdebasementcheapeningdevaluingdiscreditingdishonouringdeteriorationdegenerationatrophydecaywasting awaybreakdown
   • 2. the wearing down of rock by disintegration.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old French, or from ecclesiastical Latin degradatio(n-), from the verb degradare (see degrade).

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