debasement

Noun
Synonyms: adulterationdegradation

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulteratingSynonyms: adulterationType of impurity, impureness
  2. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)Synonyms: degradationType of change of stateKinds demoralization, profanation, humiliation, popularization, stultification, brutalization, dehumanization, barbarization, bastardization, corruption +1 more

Related words adulterate verb, take down verb, cheapen verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·base′ment noun

The act of debasing or the state of being debased. John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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