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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024deg•ra•da•tion (deg′rə dā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - the act of degrading.
- the state of being degraded.
- [Physical Geog.]the wearing down of the land by the erosive action of water, wind, or ice.
- Biochemistry, Chemistry[Chem.]the breakdown of an organic compound.
- Late Latin dēgradātiōn- (stem of dēgradātiō), equivalent. to dēgradāt(us) (past participle of dēgradāre to degrade) + -iōn- -ion
- 1525–35
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humiliation, disgrace, dishonor, debasement.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: degradation /ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/ n - the act of degrading or the state of being degraded
- a state of degeneration, squalor, or poverty
- some act, constraint, etc, that is degrading
- the wearing down of the surface of rocks, cliffs, etc, by erosion, weathering, or some other process
- a breakdown of a molecule into atoms or smaller molecules
- an irreversible process in which the energy available to do work is decreased
- the permanent unfrocking of a priest
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