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degradation
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degradation
n.
humiliation, dishonor, disgrace; reduction (in size, amount, etc.); breaking down (Chemistry)
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Degradation
Degradation may refer to:
- Biodegradation of organic substances by living organisms
- Cashiering, whereby a military officer is dismissed for misconduct
- Reduction in rank, whereby a military officer is reduced to a lower rank for misconduct
- Degradation (geology)
- Environmental degradation in ecology
- "Degradation", a song by the Violent Femmes, from Add It Up (1981–1993)
- Degradation (telecommunications), of an electronic signal
- Elegant degradation, gradual rather than sudden
- Graceful degradation, in a fault-tolerant system
- Polymer degradation as plastics age
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degradation
Noun
1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
(synonym) debasement
(hypernym) change of state
(hyponym) dehumanization, dehumanisation
(derivation) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
2. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
(synonym) abasement, abjection
(hypernym) humiliation
(hyponym) degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
(derivation) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
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dégradation
nf.
degradation, deterioration, defacement, abasement, dilapidation
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degradation
n.
degradace; ponížení; poškození; zhoršení
