ALL meanings of degradation
deg·ra·da·tion
D d - variable noun degradation You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality. 3
- uncountable noun degradation Degradation is the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker. 3
- uncountable noun degradation The degradation of land or of the environment is the process of its becoming damaged and poorer, for example because of the effects of pollution, industry, and modern agricultural methods. 3
- uncountable noun degradation In science, the degradation of a substance is the process of its breaking down into its separate parts or elements. 3
- noun degradation the act of degrading or the state of being degraded 3
- noun degradation a state of degeneration, squalor, or poverty 3
- noun degradation some act, constraint, etc, that is degrading 3
- noun degradation the wearing down of the surface of rocks, cliffs, etc, by erosion, weathering, or some other process 3
- noun degradation a breakdown of a molecule into atoms or smaller molecules 3
- noun degradation an irreversible process in which the energy available to do work is decreased 3
- noun degradation the permanent unfrocking of a priest 3
- noun degradation a degrading or being degraded in rank, status, or condition 3
- noun degradation a degraded condition 3
- noun degradation the lowering of land surfaces by erosion 3
- noun degradation laicization of a cleric, imposed as a penalty 3
- noun degradation The condition or process of degrading or being degraded. 1
- noun degradation the act of degrading. 1
- noun degradation the state of being degraded. 1
- noun degradation Physical Geography. the wearing down of the land by the erosive action of water, wind, or ice. 1
- noun degradation Chemistry. the breakdown of an organic compound. 1
- noun degradation substance: breakdown 1
- abbreviation DEGRADATION deterioration 1
- noun degradation humiliation 1
- noun degradation The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. 0
- noun degradation The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. 0
- noun degradation Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. 0
- noun degradation (geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. 0
- noun degradation A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure. 0
- noun degradation The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. 0
- noun degradation Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. 0
- noun degradation The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind. 0