debasement
the act of reducing the quality or value of something:The moment any paper currency is firmly linked back to gold, the debasement of paper money stops.
the fact or state of being lowered in dignity, character, or importance:Rich and greedy, he chose debasement, disgrace, and dishonorable practices in order to get even richer.
Origin of debasement
1Other words from debasement
- self-de·base·ment, noun
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How to use debasement in a sentence
Most critical to understand here is the fate of information under surveillance capitalism and its debasement of journalism and journalists.
The two marry, but shapeless man must go through the rigors and debasements of boot camp, and when he’s deployed to Iraq as a medic, he witnesses horrors that shake him to the bone.
In Cherry, a Troubled Veteran Turns to Drugs and Crime. Everyone—Including the Audience—Suffers | Stephanie Zacharek | March 12, 2021 | Time
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