DEGRADATION

n. humiliation, dishonor, disgrace; reduction (in size, amount, etc.); breaking down (Chemistry)

Degradation may refer to;Biodegradation, the process by which organic substances are broken down by living organismsChemical decomposition, the degradation of chemical compoundsDegradation (song), by the Violent FemmesDegradation (telecommunications), the loss of quality of an electronic signalDegradation Ceremony, a ritual performed when cleric is deprived of office or a Knight is stripped of the honourElegant degradation, in engineering, the gradual failing of a machine
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Noun
1. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
(synonym) debasement
(hypernym) change of state
(hyponym) dehumanization, dehumanisation
(derivation) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down
2. a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
(synonym) abasement, abjection
(hypernym) humiliation
(hyponym) degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
(derivation) take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

n. degradation, deterioration, defacement, abasement, dilapidation

(n.)
The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.
  

(n.)
The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.
  

(n.)
The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.
  

(n.)
Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.
  

(n.)
Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.
  

(n.)
A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.