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  DEGRADATION, n.  One of the stages of moral and social progress from
  private station to political preferment.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from
     degradare: cf. F. d['e]gradation. See Degrade.]
     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; as, the degradation of a
        peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He saw many removes and degradations in all the
              other offices of which he had been possessed.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or
        reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual
        degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Deplorable is the degradation of our nature.
                                                    --South.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is
              sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value;
        degeneration; deterioration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The development and degradation of the alphabetic
              forms can be traced.                  --I. Taylor
                                                    (The
                                                    Alphabet).
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and
        banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which
        exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The degradation of the species man is observed in
              some of its varieties.                --Dana.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any
        organ, or of the body as a whole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Degradation of energy, or Dissipation of energy
        (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in
        which it is less available for doing work.
  
     Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from
     degradare: cf. F. d['e]gradation. See Degrade.]
     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; as, the degradation of a
        peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.
  
              He saw many removes and degradations in all the
              other offices of which he had been possessed.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
     2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or
        reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual
        degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
  
              The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
              Deplorable is the degradation of our nature.
                                                    --South.
  
              Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is
              sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair.
  
     3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value;
        degeneration; deterioration.
  
              The development and degradation of the alphabetic
              forms can be traced.                  --I. Taylor
                                                    (The
                                                    Alphabet).
  
     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.
  
              The degradation of the species man is observed in
              some of its varieties.                --Dana.
  
     6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any
        organ, or of the body as a whole.
  
     Degradation of energy, or Dissipation of energy
        (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in
        which it is less available for doing work.
  
     Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  degradation
       n 1: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn: debasement]
       2: a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
          an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: abasement,
           abjection]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  degradation
     Αγγλικά n.
     υποβάθμιση<ref name='tel'>από αναζήτηση «degradation» στη
  (R:TELETERM)</ref>

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  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

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  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

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  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

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  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

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  degradation
     Englanti n.
     1 alentuminen, heikentyminen
     2 halventaminen, alentaminen
     3 pilaantuminen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  degradation
     Engelska n.
     nedbrytning

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Degradation /dɪɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən/
  المهانة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  degradation //ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən// 
  1. деградация, понижаване, упадък
  act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
  2. упадък
  diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
  3. падение
  state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  degradation /dɪɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən/
   [eko] dekompozice

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  degradation /dɪɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən/ 
  ponížení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  degradation /dɪɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən/ 
  sesazení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  degradation /dɪɡɹɐdˈeɪʃən/ 
  degradace