LekhoriLekhoriThe act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
This feature of good organization, the conferring of definite local superior rank, and the protection of the incumbent from unnecessary degradation, was discovered centuries ago by another effective institution, the Catholic church.
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
There will be no poverty. All work will be done by living machines. Everybody will be free from worry and liberated from the degradation of labor. Everybody will live only to perfect himself.
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
The extent of the damage to the military is still unclear and disputed, but the repeated bombings of the army and revolutionary guard bases and installations suggests substantial degradation of Iran's military power. Militarisation had long consumed a vast amount of the nation's resources.
From French dégradation. Morphologically degrade + -ation.
Select a language to see translations