degradation

degradation is a 11-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 16 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
3. noun. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
4. noun. A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
5. noun. The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
6. noun. Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
7. noun. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

   Synonyms: debasement

8. noun. a low or downcast state- H.L.Menchken

   "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"

   Synonyms: abasement, abjection

Synonyms

debasement, abasement, abjection

Common word forms

degradations, degradational

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