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Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin dēgradātiōn- (stem of dēgradātiō), equivalent to dēgradāt(us) (past participle of dēgradāre to degrade) + -iōn- -ion
1525–35; < Late Latin dēgradātiōn- (stem of dēgradātiō), equivalent to dēgradāt(us) (past participle of dēgradāre to degrade) + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
deg·ra·da·tion·al, adjective
deg·ra·da·tive, adjective
an·ti·deg·ra·da·tion, adjective
non·deg·ra·da·tion, noun
self-deg·ra·da·tion, noun
Synonyms
2. humiliation, disgrace, dishonor, debasement.
2. humiliation, disgrace, dishonor, debasement.
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Word Origin & History
degradation
1530s, from Fr. dégradation (14c.), from M.L. degradationem, noun of action from degradare (see degrade).
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degradation deg·ra·da·tion (děg'rə-dā'shən)
n.
Progressive decomposition of a chemical compound into a less complex compound.
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