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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdégradation
Pronunciation / Transliteration: degradation
"La dégradation de l'environnement est un problème mondial."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The condition or process of degenerating or being degraded, especially to a lower moral or intellectual state.
"They lived in conditions of severe poverty and degradation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French degradation or late Latin degradatio, from Latin degradare 'move down a step' (see degrade).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "degradation" is said worldwide
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dégradation
Transliteration: degradation
"La dégradation de l'environnement est un problème mondial."
Degradierung
Transliteration: Degradierung
"Die Umweltverschmutzung führt zu einer raschen Degradierung der Natur."
degrado
Transliteration: degrado
"Molti edifici storici versano in uno stato di totale degrado."
degradación
Transliteration: degradacion
"La degradación del suelo afecta la producción de alimentos."
degradação
Transliteration: degradacao
"A degradação ambiental preocupa cientistas do mundo todo."
पतन
Transliteration: patan
"नैतिक पतन समाज के लिए एक गंभीर खतरा है।"
退化
Transliteration: tuìhuà
"土壤退化是一个严重的环境问题。"
저하
Transliteration: jeoha
"환경 오염은 생태계의 저하를 초래합니다."
劣化
Transliteration: rekka
"プラスチックの劣化には長い時間がかかります。"
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