| n. | 1. | 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; | |||
| 2. | The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. | ||||
| 3. | Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. | ||||
| 4. | (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. | ||||
| 5. | (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. | ||||
| 6. | (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
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| Noun | 1. | degradation - changing to a lower state (a less respected state) Synonyms: debasement |
| 2. | degradation - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken |
DEGRADATION, punishment, ecclesiastical law. A censure by which a clergy man is deprived of his holy orders, which he had as a priest or deacon.
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