English noun: debasement |
1. | debasement (state) being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating |
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| Synonyms | adulteration |
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| Broader (hypernym) | impureness, impurity |
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2. | debasement (act) changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
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| Synonyms | degradation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | change of state |
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| 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 |
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