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noun (n)

• changing to a lower state (a less respected state)(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  debasement
  

  source: wordnet30
• a low or downcast state(noun.state)

  Synonym:
  abasement, abjection
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913