degradation
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- dehumanization hyponym
- animalisation hyponym
- barbarization hyponym
- bastardisation hyponym
- subversion hyponym
- demoralization hyponym
- deadening hyponym
- popularization hyponym
- profanation hyponym
- abasement hyponym
- vulgarization hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a low or downcast state
each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement
Types & categories
- humiliation hypernym
- degeneracy hyponym
- depth hyponym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cheapen |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demean |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dehumanization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | animalisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barbarization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bastardisation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | subversion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | demoralization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deadening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | popularization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | profanation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abasement |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | vulgarization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | cheapen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | demean |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | humiliation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | degeneracy |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | depth |