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Word | Degradation |
changing to a lower state (a less respected state) / The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing / humiliation; debasement; degeneration / the condition or process of degrading or being degraded. / the act or process of damaging or ruining something / the act of treating someone or something poorly and without respect, | |
Usage | ⇒ He is living under utter degradation ⇒ Some secretaries object to fetching the boss a cup of coffee because they resent the degradation of being made to perform such lowly tasks. ⇒ English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about. ⇒ a trail of human misery and degradation |
Synonyms | debasement, disgrace, shame, abasement, dishonour, humiliation, obloquy, discredit, ignominy, corruption, degeneracy, opprobrium, depravity, deterioration, degeneration, demotion, disrepute, fall, baseness, decadence, |
Antonyms | honor, advancement, elevation, promotion, admiration, ascent, augmentation, development, evolution, growth, rise, upgrade, accretion, approval, enhancement, expansion, goodness, increase, increment, morality, |
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