Download
Translate Files
search close
    https://lingvanex.com/translate/ Translate Text https://app.lingvanex.com/ Translate Files

    Degradación (en. Degradation)

    /deɡɾaðaˈsjon/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Loss of quality or state of degradation.
    The degradation of the environment is a serious problem.
    La degradación del medio ambiente es un problema serio.
    Condition of something that has been in a higher state and has fallen to a lower one.
    Social degradation can generate instability.
    La degradación social puede generar inestabilidad.
    Decrease in the dignity or nobility of something or someone.
    Moral degradation is evident in certain aspects of society.
    La degradación moral es evidente en algunos aspectos de la sociedad.

    Etymology

    From the Latin 'degradatio', which means 'descent to a lower state'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    environmental degradation
    Loss of the quality of the environment due to human actions.
    degradación ambiental
    social degradation
    Process in which a community loses its cohesion and quality of life.
    degradación social

    Related Words

    degrade
    To cause something or someone to lose its quality or dignity.
    degradar
    degrading
    Causing degradation or humiliation.
    degradante

    Slang Meanings

    Drop in service quality.
    That restaurant has been in degradation; I do not recommend it.
    Ese restaurante ha ido en degradación, no lo recomiendo.
    Situation of a place that has lost its appeal.
    That area was good, but it has suffered total degradation.
    Esa zona estaba bien, pero ha sufrido una degradación total.