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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.
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