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English *noun*: degradation
1.	degradation (act) changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
		Synonyms	debasement
		Broader (hypernym)	change of state
		Narrower (hyponym)	abasement, animalisation, animalization, barbarisation, barbarization, bastardisation, bastardization, brutalisation, brutalization, constipation, corruption, deadening, dehumanisation, dehumanization, demoralisation, demoralization, humiliation, impairment, popularisation, popularization, profanation, stultification, subversion, vulgarisation, vulgarisation, vulgarization, vulgarization

2.	degradation (state) a low or downcast state
		Samples	Each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement.
		Synonyms	abasement, abjection
		Broader (hypernym)	humiliation
		Narrower (hyponym)	decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration, depth

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