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degradationthe process of something being damaged or made worse

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process of something being damaged or made worse

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 악화, 저하, 퇴화

Korean pronunciation: 데-그러-데이-션 (강세: 데이)

Example Sentences

  • My phone's battery degradation is so bad that it dies after watching one TikTok video.
  • The degradation of his cooking skills was evident when he burned water.
  • Climate change leads to the degradation of natural habitats worldwide.

degradation

NOUN

//ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən//

the process of something being damaged or made worse

degradation concept
💡 Concept

Beautiful garden's shocking deterioration

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degradation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

From the degradation of the old station comes the creation of the new.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixde--
Rootgrad
Suffix--ation

Origin

라틴어에서 유래된 단어로, '아래로(de-)'와 '계단(gradus)'이 합쳐져 '계단 아래로 떨어뜨리다'는 의미에서 시작되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

relationcreationstationnation
relation
creation
station
nation

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone's battery degradation is so bad that it dies after watching one TikTok video.

😄 Fun example

The degradation of his cooking skills was evident when he burned water.

Climate change leads to the degradation of natural habitats worldwide.

The company's reputation suffered degradation after the scandal.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

deteriorationdeclinedecaydegenerationcorruption

Antonyms

improvementenhancementupgrade

Related

degradedeterioratedeclineworsencorrupt