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All degradation synonyms

deg·ra·da·tion
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noun degradation

  • depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
  • deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
  • degeneration — the process of degenerating
  • decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
  • mortification — a feeling of humiliation or shame, as through some injury to one's pride or self-respect.
  • abasement — to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
  • ignominy — disgrace; dishonor; public contempt.
  • humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
  • derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
  • perversion — the act of perverting.
  • dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • reduction — the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
  • discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
  • debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.
  • disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
  • degeneracy — If you refer to the behaviour of a group of people as degeneracy, you mean that you think it is shocking, immoral, or disgusting.
  • demotion — to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote): They demoted the careless waiter to busboy.
  • decadence — deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration
  • shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
  • misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
  • obloquy — censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
  • infamy — extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act: a time that will live in infamy.
  • dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
  • squalor — the condition of being squalid; filth and misery.
  • filth — offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
  • dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
  • deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
  • poverty — the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury. Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
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