Need another word that means the same as “degradation”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “degradation” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Degradation” are: abasement, abjection, debasement, humiliation, shame, loss of dignity, loss of self-respect, loss of pride, mortification, indignity, ignominy, discrediting, deterioration, degeneration, atrophy, decay, wasting away
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “degradation” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| abasement | A low or downcast state. Each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement. |
| abjection | A low or downcast state. |
| atrophy | The process of atrophying or state of having atrophied. Extensive TV viewing may lead to atrophy of children s imaginations. |
| debasement | The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something. The outcome is rot and debasement of the system. |
| decay | An inferior state resulting from the process of decaying. Bacterial decay. |
| degeneration | Deterioration and loss of function in the cells of a tissue or organ. Degeneration of the muscle fibres. |
| deterioration | A symptom of reduced quality or strength. A deterioration in the condition of the patient. |
| discrediting | The state of being held in low esteem. |
| humiliation | The action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated. The conference decision was a humiliation for the union s executive. |
| ignominy | A state of dishonor. Suffered the ignominy of being sent to prison. |
| indignity | Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one’s dignity. The indignity of needing financial help. |
| loss of dignity | The experience of losing a loved one. |
| loss of pride | The act of losing someone or something. |
| loss of self-respect | The disadvantage that results from losing something. |
| mortification | The act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself. They mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt. |
| shame | An unfortunate development. It is a shame that they are not better known. |
| wasting away | Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease. |
| abase | Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone. I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees. |
| belittle | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. She belittled Amy s riding skills whenever she could. |
| compromising | (of information or a situation) revealing an embarrassing or incriminating secret about someone. He was found in a compromising position. |
| corruption | Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery. The luxury and corruption among the upper classes. |
| criticism | The scholarly investigation of literary or historical texts to determine their origin or intended form. He received a lot of criticism. |
| debasement | Changing to a lower state (a less respected state. The outcome is rot and debasement of the system. |
| decomposition | The organic phenomenon of rotting. The decomposition of organic waste. |
| decry | Express strong disapproval of. They decried human rights abuses. |
| defamation | An abusive attack on a person’s character or good name. She sued him for defamation. |
| defame | Damage the good reputation of (someone); slander or libel. The journalists have defamed me. |
| demean | Do something that is beneath one’s dignity. Good potential MPs would not demean themselves by setting out to acquire popularity. |
| denigrate | Charge falsely or with malicious intent. Doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country. |
| derogate | Disparage (someone or something. It is typical of him to derogate the powers of reason. |
| disgrace | Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action. He has been publicly disgraced for offences for which he was not guilty. |
| dishonor | Bring shame or dishonor upon. He dishonored his family by committing a serious crime. |
| disparage | Express a negative opinion of. He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors. |
| humiliate | Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. You ll humiliate me in front of the whole school. |
| humiliation | Strong feelings of embarrassment. He fought back tears of humiliation. |
| imputation | The assignment of a value to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes. There are grounds for inquiring into the imputations of misconduct against him. |
| indignity | An affront to one’s dignity or self-esteem. The indignity of needing financial help. |
| infamy | A state of extreme dishonor. An act of infamy. |
| mortify | (of flesh) be affected by gangrene or necrosis. Mortify the flesh. |
| notoriety | The state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality. She has a certain notoriety. |
| objectionable | Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to. A vulgar and objectionable person. |
| opprobrium | A state of extreme dishonor- F.D.Roosevelt. The critical opprobrium generated by his films. |
| permafrost | A thick subsurface layer of soil that remains below freezing point throughout the year, occurring chiefly in polar regions. Hilly terrain underlain by permafrost. |
| shame | Make someone feel ashamed. She shamed him into making amends. |
| slander | An abusive attack on a person’s character or good name. I ve had just about all I can stomach of your slanders. |
| stultify | Cause (someone) to appear foolish or absurd. Nobody is legally allowed to stultify himself. |
| thawing | The process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. The thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours. |
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