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Noun: debasement  du'beys-munt
  1. The process of declining to a lower state of quality, value, or character
    "The debasement of cultural standards";
    - degradation
     
  2. 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