debasement

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The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality

There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt.

{n} the act of debasing or lessening
A series of socialization experiences designed to humble people and remove some self-confidence (9)
changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering
a lowering in character or quality
A series of socialization experiences designed to humble people and remove some self-confidence
Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something. the debasement of popular culture
The act of debasing or the state of being debased
Any legislative act which reduces electoral strength Gerrymandering favors one group of electors, debasing the political strength of all others Jump: Districting Principles
{i} humiliation, degradation
debase
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade
debase
To lower in position or rank.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989
debase
to lower in character or virtue
debase
{v} to lessen, degrade, sink, adulterate
debase
{f} humiliate, degrade; reduce the value of a coin by increasing its base-metal content
debase
To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc
debase
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
debase
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
debase
To debase something means to reduce its value or quality. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word `freedom' = degrade + debased de·based the debased standards of today's media. to make someone or something lose its value or people's respect
debase
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
debase
to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar words
self-debasement
self-degradation, self-humiliation, self-abuse
debasement

    Расстановка переносов

    de·base·ment

    Турецкое произношение

    dıbeysmınt

    Произношение

    /dəˈbāsmənt/ /dəˈbeɪsmənt/

    Этимология

    [ di-'bAs, dE- ] (transitive verb.) 1565. debase + -ment
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