degradation
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plural
degradations
plural
degradations
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEGRADATION
somewhat formal
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the act or process of damaging or ruining something
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degradation of the environment
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There has been a slight degradation [=decline] in the car's performance.
2
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the act of treating someone or something poorly and without respect
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the degradation of women
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He was forced to live a life of degradation. [=a life in which he suffered and was treated very poorly]
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He was forced to suffer the degradations [=indignities] of poverty and abuse.
