Definition for Degradation:

• Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Synonyms for Degradation:

• n.

  •
  • wreckage,
  • aggravation,
  • contamination.
  •
  • respect,
  • win.
  •act (noun)
  • degradation.
  •comedown (noun)
  • comedown.
  •corruption (noun)
  • de generations,
  • de-generations,
  • de-generation,
  • loosenesses,
  • sinfulnesses,
  • de generation.
  •debasement (noun)
  • degeneration.
  •decadence (noun)
  • devolution,
  • Sybaritism,
  • sensuality,
  • gluttony,
  • Gluttonies.
  •demotion (noun)
  • de motions,
  • de-motions,
  • de-motion,
  • de motion.
  •deposition (noun)
  • unfrockings,
  • dis placements,
  • over throw,
  • dis missals,
  • over-throw,
  • dis-missals,
  • dis-charges,
  • de position,
  • dis-missal,
  • over throws,
  • dis-placements,
  • de-position,
  • dis placement,
  • dis-charge,
  • dis charges,
  • un-frocking,
  • over-throws,
  • dis-placement,
  • un frocking,
  • de-positions,
  • de positions,
  • dis missal,
  • dis charge.
  •depravity (noun)
  • vitiations.
  •depravity, shame (noun)
  • derogation,
  • ignominy,
  • discredit,
  • perversion,
  • downgrading,
  • decline.
  •descent (noun)
  • Downcome,
  • Downs.
  •deterioration (noun)
  • degringolade,
  • lessening,
  • rotting.
  •dishonor (noun)
  • dis-honors,
  • dis courtesies,
  • in-dignities,
  • out-rages,
  • dis-honor,
  • dis-courtesies,
  • dis-courtesy,
  • out-rage,
  • dis courtesy,
  • in-dignity,
  • dis honor,
  • in dignity,
  • in dignities,
  • dis honors,
  • out rages.
  •disparagement (noun)
  • under estimations,
  • backstabbings,
  • under-estimation,
  • under estimation,
  • under-estimations,
  • de rogation,
  • de rogations,
  • de-rogations,
  • de-rogation.
  •fall (noun)
  • sur-renders,
  • sur renders,
  • sur-render.
  •humiliation (noun)
  • self abasement,
  • sub-missions,
  • sub mission,
  • mental pains,
  • self-abasements,
  • loss face,
  • sub-mission,
  • selfabasement,
  • self abasements,
  • touche,
  • sub missions,
  • selfabasements.
  •ill repute (noun)
  • bad odors.
  •penitence (noun)
  • self-condemnation,
  • Penitency,
  • self-reproach,
  • self-castigation,
  • self-punishment,
  • self-flagellation,
  • remorsefulness,
  • ruefulness.
  •reduction (noun)
  • re bate,
  • sub tractions,
  • dis-counts,
  • re bates,
  • subduals,
  • re-bate,
  • sub-dual,
  • sub-tractions,
  • dis counts,
  • sub dual,
  • sub traction,
  • sub-traction,
  • sub duals,
  • sub-duals.
  •shame (noun)
  • self-reproof,
  • Pudency,
  • skeleton in the cupboard,
  • skeleton in cupboard,
  • stupefaction,
  • shamefacedness,
  • bad conscience,
  • self-disgust.
  •turpitude (noun)
  • vilenesses.
  •violation (noun)
  • de-facing,
  • defacings,
  • mis-treatment,
  • mis treatments,
  • mis treatment,
  • de facings,
  • de facing,
  • mis-treatments,
  • de-facings,
  • ravishments.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • decay,
  • rot,
  • lapse,
  • indignity,
  • regression.
  •
  • descent.
  •
  • spectacle,
  • embarrassment,
  • reproach.
  •
  • hang up.

Paraphrases for Degradation:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    deterioration.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    deterioration.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    gradation.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    impairment.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    degeneration, Biodegradation, humiliation.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    deteriorates, decline, declines.
  • Noun, plural
    Islands, ranks, IMPACTS, declines.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    decomposition, erosion, depletion, destruction, disintegration, defacement, downgrade, biodegradability, pollution, spoilage, deprivation, dissipation, Weathering, depreciation, downturn, degenerative, disruption, deconstruction, reduction, contamination, decrease, weakening, lowering, regression, degradability, loss, demolition, recession, escalation, pauperization, impairment, decline, disrepair, pauperisation.
  • Verb, past tense
    worsened.
  • Verb, past participle
    downgraded, damaged, destroyed, worsened, eroded.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    decay, downgrading, impoverishment, devastation, aggravation, exacerbation, deforestation.

Antonyms for Degradation:

• n.

  • depravity, shame
    elevation, honor, morality, increase, improvement, approval, admiration, promotion, esteem, upgrade.
  • Other antonyms:
    enhancement, accrual, growth, restoration, righteousness, evolution, addendum, heightening, goodness, addition, flourishing, augmentation, ascent, boost, accretion, upswing, revitalization, advancement, increment, blossoming, flowering, renewal, supplement, raise, development, virtue, gain, rise.

Degradation Sentence Examples:

• Their position is sufficiently unpleasant without our adding to the degradation of it.

• But she had gone home, and at any rate I escaped that degradation.

Homophones for Degradation:

• decoration, discretion, dessert wine, dissertation, desertion, desecration, dishearten, dacrydium.

Hypernym for Degradation:

• n.

  • act
    bastardisation, profanation, constipation, demoralization, corruption, barbarization, animalisation, brutalisation, impairment, dehumanisation, popularisation, stultification, abasement, humiliation, subversion, brutalization, animalization, demoralisation, deadening, barbarisation, vulgarisation, dehumanization, vulgarization, bastardization, popularization.

Hyponym for Degradation:

• n.

  • act
    change of state.