degradation
/ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of something being damaged or made worse over time.
- Soil degradation is a serious problem for farmers around the world.
- Pollution causes the degradation of natural habitats.
- The building showed signs of degradation after years of neglect.
- The act of treating someone with disrespect or making them lose their dignity.
- No one should have to endure such public degradation.
- He felt a deep sense of degradation after being fired unfairly.
- The prisoners suffered constant degradation from their guards.
- The breakdown of a chemical compound into simpler substances.
- The degradation of the drug in the body happens quickly.
- Heat can speed up the degradation of certain chemicals.
- Scientists study the degradation of plastics in the ocean.
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