Noun: debasement du'beys-munt
- The process of declining to a lower state of quality, value, or character
"The debasement of cultural standards";
- degradation
- The act of lowering quality by adding inferior elements
"The debasement of silver coins with base metals";
- adulteration
Derived forms: debasements
Type of: change of state, impureness, impurity
Encyclopedia: Debasement