Definitions
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Word origin
From French dégradation. Morphologically degrade + -ation.
Used in a sentence
“There will be no poverty. All work will be done by living machines. Everybody will be free from worry and liberated from the degradation of labor. Everybody will live only to perfect himself.”
“Overexploitation of land for fuelwood is a further cause of soil degradation in Africa, Asia and South America”
“muscle degradation”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“decline in quality”11 letters
02“lower status”11 letters
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