debasement

[ dih-beys-muhnt ]

/ dɪˈbeɪs mənt /

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noun

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.

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Origin of debasement

debase + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM debasement

self-de·base·ment, noun

Words nearby debasement

De Bakey, debar, debark, debase, debased, debasement, debaser, debatable, debate, debauch, debauched

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.
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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.
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