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degradation

noun

deg·​ra·​da·​tion ˌde-grə-ˈdā-shən How to pronounce degradation (audio)
1
: the act or process of degrading
environmental degradation
the gradual degradation of organic matter
… nothing infuriates the female students more than the degradation of women that is associated with male sports … Scott Stossel
suffer the degradations of poverty and abuse
2
a
: decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state
shocked by the hopeless degradation of the "poor whites" Edith Wharton
Some houses are found spotless, others in a wretched degradation Paul Reyes
b
: moral or intellectual decadence : degeneration
educated him in the bestiality and degradation that war brings Drew Middleton
degradative adjective

Example Sentences

English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about. the belief that moral degradation is an unmistakable sign of a nation in decline
Recent Examples on the Web And polls have helped illuminate how extreme weather and environmental degradation is affecting moods. Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 Just look to the headlines, to environmental degradation and ecological collapse, to wars and genocide, and the wholesale shredding of democratic norms by reckless and corrupt demagogues and autocrats. Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 June 2022 The result is software that has been able to balloon in size without (usually) producing observable performance degradation. Brian Pierce, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 These items are then broken down over time through a process called photo degradation, said Jill Bartolotta, an extension educator with Ohio Sea Grant based in Painesville. Peter Krouse, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022 In a story, published Thursday and reported with his colleagues Christopher Flavelle and Campbell Robertson, Mr. Rojas detailed how the region was set up for disaster by poverty, geography and industrial degradation. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 To keep them looking their best for as long as possible, FenceSource applies a UV protection coating to minimize color fading and degradation from sun exposure. James Fitzgerald, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2022 In recent years, climate financing has helped fund greener energy and transport sectors for poorer nations, as well as adaptation measures for the agriculture and forestry industries which are threatened by land degradation, according to the OECD. Wanjohi Kabukuru, Anchorage Daily News, 30 July 2022 In recent years, climate financing has helped fund greener energy and transport sectors for poorer nations, as well as adaptation measures for the agriculture and forestry industries which are threatened by land degradation, according to the OECD. Wanjohi Kabukuru, ajc, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see degrade

First Known Use

circa 1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of degradation was circa 1535

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