English-Dutch translations for degradation

• degradatie
  Dit brengt degradatie van de omgeving, ontbossing en exploitatie van de watervoorraden met zich mee. This results in land degradation, deforestation and the exploitation of water resources.
  Daar is ook alle reden toe aangezien acht op de twaalf essentiële milieu-items een degradatie kennen. Rightly so, as eight of the twelve essential environmental items show a degradation.
  De degradatie van onze kinderen, alsook hun pijn en vernedering, mag ons niet onverschillig laten. We should not be indifferent to the degradation of our children, or to their pain and humiliation.
• ontering
  Hoe kunnen we van mensen die geleden hebben onder martelingen, vernederingen of seksuele ontering, verwachten dat zij daarover vertellen in een taal die ze nauwelijks machtig zijn? How can we expect an individual who has suffered torture, humiliation or sexual degradation to express that in a language in which they can just get by.

Definition of degradation

• The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society
• The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement
• A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc
• The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration
• The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind

Related words

• biodegradation
• photodegradation
• phytodegradation
• hydrodegradation
• antidegradation
• degradation product
• degradation process
• land degradation
• military degradation