degradation
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
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degradation (plural degradations)
- 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.
- 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 gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
- A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
- 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 beakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, ie: heat, cold and wind.
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act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
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state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
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diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
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gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
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state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
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arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole
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