Debasement

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

debasement
    n 1: being mixed with extraneous material; the product of
         adulterating [syn: {adulteration}, {debasement}]
    2: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) [syn:
       {degradation}, {debasement}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Debasement \De*base"ment\, n.
   The act of debasing or the state of being debased. --Milton.
   [1913 Webster]

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