DEGRADATION


Meaning of DEGRADATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌde-grə-ˈdā-shən ]

noun

Date: circa 1535

1. : the act or process of degrading

2.

a. : decline to a low, destitute, or demoralized state

b. : moral or intellectual decadence : degeneration

• deg·ra·da·tive ˈde-grə-ˌdā-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.