changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
noun
a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken
“each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement”
Word Forms
degrade
verb
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
debase
verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abbau
Wechsel in einen niedrigeren Zustand (einen weniger angesehenen Zustand)
🇫🇷French
dégradation
passer à un état inférieur (un état moins respecté)
🇪🇸Spanish
degradación
cambiar a un estado inferior (un estado menos respetado)
🇮🇹Italian
degradazione
passaggio a uno stato inferiore (uno stato meno rispettato)
🇳🇱Dutch
degradatie
overgaan naar een lagere staat (een minder gerespecteerde staat)
🇵🇹Portuguese
degradação
mudando para um estado inferior (um estado menos respeitado)
🇷🇺Russian
деградация
переход в более низкое состояние (менее уважаемое состояние)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
निम्नीकरण
निचली अवस्था में बदलना (कम सम्मानित अवस्था)
🇧🇩Bengali
অধঃপতন
একটি নিম্ন রাষ্ট্রে পরিবর্তন (একটি কম সম্মানিত রাষ্ট্র)
🇮🇳Tamil
சீரழிவு
குறைந்த நிலைக்கு மாறுதல் (குறைவான மரியாதைக்குரிய நிலை)
🇮🇳Telugu
అధోకరణం
తక్కువ స్థితికి మారడం (తక్కువ గౌరవం లేని స్థితి)
🇮🇳Marathi
ऱ्हास
खालच्या स्थितीत बदलणे (कमी आदरणीय राज्य)
🇮🇳Gujarati
અધોગતિ
નીચલા રાજ્યમાં બદલવું (ઓછું આદરણીય રાજ્ય)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವನತಿ
ಕೆಳ ರಾಜ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು (ಕಡಿಮೆ ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
തരംതാഴ്ത്തൽ
താഴ്ന്ന അവസ്ഥയിലേക്ക് മാറുന്നു (കുറച്ച് ബഹുമാനമുള്ള സംസ്ഥാനം)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਤਨ
ਇੱਕ ਹੇਠਲੇ ਰਾਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲਣਾ (ਇੱਕ ਘੱਟ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਤ ਰਾਜ)
🇵🇰Urdu
تنزلی
نچلی حالت میں تبدیل کرنا (ایک کم قابل احترام ریاست)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
降解
改变到较低的状态（较不受尊重的状态）
🇯🇵Japanese
劣化
より低い状態（あまり尊重されていない状態）に変更する
🇰🇷Korean
하락
더 낮은 상태(덜 존경받는 상태)로 변경
🇻🇳Vietnamese
suy thoái
chuyển sang trạng thái thấp hơn (trạng thái ít được tôn trọng hơn)
🇹🇭Thai
การย่อยสลาย
เปลี่ยนเป็นสถานะที่ต่ำกว่า (สถานะที่นับถือน้อย)
🇮🇩Indonesian
degradasi
berubah ke keadaan yang lebih rendah (keadaan yang kurang dihormati)
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkasira
pagbabago sa isang mas mababang estado (isang hindi gaanong iginagalang na estado)
🇲🇾Malay
kemerosotan
bertukar kepada keadaan yang lebih rendah (negeri yang kurang dihormati)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تدهور
التغيير إلى حالة أقل (حالة أقل احتراما)
🇮🇷Persian
تنزل
تغییر به حالت پایین تر (وضعیت کمتر مورد احترام)
🇹🇷Turkish
bozulma
daha düşük bir duruma geçmek (daha az saygı duyulan bir duruma)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַשׁפָּלָה
שינוי למצב נמוך יותר (מצב פחות מכובד)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'degradation'?
The primary meaning of 'degradation' is 'changing to a lower state (a less respected state)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'degradation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'degradation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'degradation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'degradation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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