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debasement
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Definition 1: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) - [noun denoting act]
Synonyms for debasement in the sense of this definition
degradation
(
debasement
is a kind of ...) the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics
change of state
(... is a kind of
debasement
) depriving one of self-esteem
abasement
humiliation
(... is a kind of
debasement
) degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
profanation
(... is a kind of
debasement
) the act of making something attractive to the general public
popularisation
popularization
vulgarisation
vulgarization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
constipation
deadening
impairment
stultification
(... is a kind of
debasement
) destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy
demoralisation
demoralization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
"corruption of a minor"
"the big city's subversion of rural innocence"
corruption
subversion
(... is a kind of
debasement
) an act that debases or corrupts
bastardisation
bastardization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) an act that makes people primitive and uncivilized
barbarisation
barbarization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
animalisation
animalization
brutalisation
brutalization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) the act of degrading people with respect to their best qualities
"science has been blamed for the dehumanization of modern life"
dehumanisation
dehumanization
(... is a kind of
debasement
) the act of rendering something coarse and unrefined
vulgarisation
vulgarization
Definition 2: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating - [noun denoting state]
Synonyms for debasement in the sense of this definition
adulteration
(
debasement
is a kind of ...) the condition of being impure
impureness
impurity
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