Debasement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪskɹˈɛpəntli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪbˈeɪsmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪbˈeɪsmənt/

4 syllables Say it as /dɪskɹˈɛpəntli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

adulteration degradation

Word Forms

debase	verb	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
degrade	verb	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entwertung

mit Fremdmaterial vermischt werden; das Produkt einer Verfälschung

🇫🇷French

avilissement

être mélangé avec des matières étrangères ; le produit de la falsification

🇪🇸Spanish

humillación

estar mezclado con material extraño; el producto de adulterar

🇮🇹Italian

svilimento

essere mescolato con materiale estraneo; il prodotto dell'adulterazione

🇳🇱Dutch

vernedering

vermengd zijn met vreemd materiaal; het product van vervalsing

🇵🇹Portuguese

degradação

sendo misturado com material estranho; o produto da adulteração

🇷🇺Russian

унижение

смешиваться с посторонними материалами; продукт фальсификации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मानमर्दन

बाहरी सामग्री के साथ मिलाया जाना; मिलावट का उत्पाद

🇧🇩Bengali

অবজ্ঞা

বহিরাগত উপাদানের সাথে মিশ্রিত হচ্ছে; ভেজাল পণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்துதல்

புறம்பான பொருட்களுடன் கலக்கப்படுகிறது; கலப்படத்தின் தயாரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అణగదొక్కడం

అదనపు పదార్థంతో కలపడం; కల్తీ ఉత్పత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मानहानी

बाहेरील सामग्रीमध्ये मिसळणे; भेसळीचे उत्पादन

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામી

બાહ્ય સામગ્રી સાથે મિશ્ર કરવામાં આવે છે; ભેળસેળનું ઉત્પાદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪನಗದೀಕರಣ

ಬಾಹ್ಯ ವಸ್ತುಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ; ಕಲಬೆರಕೆ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മൂല്യത്തകർച്ച

പുറമെയുള്ള വസ്തുക്കളുമായി കലർത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു; മായം ചേർക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഉൽപ്പന്നം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

ਬਾਹਰੀ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਨਾਲ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ; ਮਿਲਾਵਟ ਦਾ ਉਤਪਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے عزتی

خارجی مواد کے ساتھ ملایا جا رہا ہے؛ ملاوٹ کی پیداوار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贬低

与异物混合；掺假的产物

🇯🇵Japanese

劣化

異物が混入している。混ぜ物の産物

🇰🇷Korean

저하

외부 물질과 혼합됨; 간음의 산물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hạ giá

bị lẫn tạp chất lạ; sản phẩm của sự pha trộn

🇹🇭Thai

การเสื่อมถอย

ผสมกับวัสดุภายนอก ผลผลิตของการปลอมปน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehinaan

tercampur dengan bahan asing; produk pemalsuan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapababa

pagiging halo-halong may extraneous na materyal; ang produkto ng adulterating

🇲🇾Malay

kehinaan

dicampur dengan bahan luar; hasil pemalsuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحط من القيمة

الخلط مع مواد غريبة؛ منتج الغش

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر

مخلوط شدن با مواد خارجی؛ محصول تقلب

🇹🇷Turkish

değersizleştirme

yabancı maddelerle karıştırılması; tağşişin ürünü

🇮🇱Hebrew

השפלה

להיות מעורבב עם חומר זר; תוצר של זיוף

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