degradation

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A noun referring to the process of something being damaged, broken down, or reduced in quality, value, or condition over time.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее процесс повреждения, разрушения или снижения качества, ценности или состояния чего-либо с течением времени.esSustantivo que designa el proceso de deterioro, destrucción o reducción de la calidad, el valor o el estado de algo con el tiempo.frNom désignant le processus de détérioration, de destruction ou de baisse de la qualité, de la valeur ou de l'état de quelque chose au fil du temps.deSubstantiv, das den Prozess der Beschädigung, Zerstörung oder Verschlechterung von Qualität, Wert oder Zustand einer Sache im Laufe der Zeit bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa o processo de dano, deterioração ou redução da qualidade, do valor ou do estado de algo ao longo do tempo.zh指事物在质量、价值、状态或结构上逐渐变差、受损、退化或毁坏的过程。arاسم يشير إلى عملية تدهور أو تلف أو انخفاض في الجودة أو القيمة أو الحالة بمرور الوقت.

1. Deterioration in quality B2 formal

   The process of something becoming worse in quality, condition, or value.

   • The degradation of the building was caused by years of neglect.
   • Environmental degradation is a serious global issue.
   • The degradation of the soil made farming difficult.

   ruУхудшениеesDeterioro en la calidadfrDégradation (perte de qualité)deVerschlechterungptDegradaçãozh退化arالتدهور

   同义词: corrosiondebasementdecaydeclinedegenerationdeteriorationimpairmentworsening

   反义词: enhancementimprovementrefinementupgrade

2. Loss of dignity or respect B2 formal

   The act of being treated with less respect or being made to feel worthless.

   • He suffered public degradation after the scandal.
   • The prisoners endured constant degradation and humiliation.
   • She felt a deep sense of degradation from the unfair treatment.

   ruУнижениеesDegradación moralfrAvilissement, perte de dignitédeEntwürdigungptHumilhaçãozh贬低arإذلال

   同义词: abasementdebasementdemeaningdisgracehumiliationmortificationshame

   反义词: dignityelevationexaltationhonorrespect

3. Chemical or biological breakdown C1 formal scientific

   The breakdown of a substance into simpler components, often through chemical or biological processes.

   • The degradation of plastic takes hundreds of years.
   • Enzymes play a key role in the degradation of organic matter.
   • Scientists studied the degradation of the compound under heat.

   ruРазложениеesdegradación química o biológicafrDégradation chimique ou biologiquedeAbbauptDegradaçãozh降解arالتحلل

   同义词: breakdowncorrosiondecaydecompositiondeteriorationdisintegrationdissolutionhydrolysis

• degradations plural form
• degradations' possessive plural form
• degradation's possessive singular form