Hypertext Webster Gateway: "debasement"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Debasement \De*base"ment\, n.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
debasement
n 1: being mixed with extraneous material [syn: {adulteration}]
2: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn: {degradation}]
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