Debasement
[di'beismənt]
Definition
(n.) The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Deterioration, vitiation, adulteration, perversion.[2]. Abasement, degradation, humiliation, depravation.
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Examples
- Such a debasement on his! Jane Austen. Emma.
- Debasement of character is the certain follower of such pursuits. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I know few things more affecting than that timorous debasement and self-humiliation of a woman. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This event was the great debasement of the silver coin, by clipping and wearing. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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