Degradation | Mean of degradation in English Dictionary

/ˌdɛgrəˈdeɪʃən/

• Noun
• the act or process of damaging or ruining something
1. degradation of the environment
2. There has been a slight degradation [=decline] in the car's performance.
• the act of treating someone or something poorly and without respect
1. the degradation of women
2. He was forced to live a life of degradation. [=a life in which he suffered and was treated very poorly]
3. He was forced to suffer the degradations [=indignities] of poverty and abuse.