Difference between revisions of "Degradation"

<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[Arrest]] of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop. </p>