degradation

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɛɡɹəˈdeɪʃən/
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: D EH2 G R AH0 D EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From French dégradation. Morphologically degrade + -ation.

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: понижаване (ponižavane) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Bulgarian: упадък (upadǎk) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Bulgarian: деградация (degradacija) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Danish: degradering — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Esperanto: degradado — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Finnish: heikentyminen — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• French: dégradation — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• German: Degradierung — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Greek: υποβάθμιση (ypováthmisi) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Greek: υποβιβασμός (ypovivasmós) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Indonesian: degradasi — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Italian: abiezione — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Polish: poniżenie — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Polish: degradacja — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Portuguese: degradação — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Romagnol: abieziôn — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Romanian: degradare — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Romanian: retrogradare — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Romanian: înjosire — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Russian: пониже́ние (ponižénije) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Russian: упа́док (upádok) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Russian: деграда́ция (degradácija) — act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing
• Bulgarian: падение (padenie) — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Finnish: alennustila — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Finnish: rappio — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Greek: εξαθλίωση (exathlíosi) — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Greek: ξεπεσμός (xepesmós) — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Polish: degradacja — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Portuguese: declínio — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Romanian: degradare — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Russian: паде́ние (padénije) — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Russian: разжа́лование (razžálovanije) — state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation
• Armenian: անկում (ankum) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Bulgarian: упадък (upadǎk) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Danish: fald — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Finnish: rappeutuminen — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Finnish: pilaantuminen — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Greek: εκφυλισμός (ekfylismós) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Polish: degradacja — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Portuguese: degeneração — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Portuguese: deterioração — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Romanian: deteriorare — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Romanian: stricare — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Russian: упа́док (upádok) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Ukrainian: деграда́ція (dehradácija) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Ukrainian: зане́пад (zanépad) — diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration
• Finnish: rappeutuminen — gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
• Finnish: pilaantuminen — gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
• Greek: αποσάθρωση (aposáthrosi) — gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
• Indonesian: degradasi — gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
• Malay: penyahgredan — gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks
• Bulgarian: израждане (izraždane) — state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• Finnish: rappeutuminen — state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• Greek: εκφυλισμός (ekfylismós) — state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• Polish: degradacja — state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• Finnish: rappeutuminen — arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole