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/dɪˈbeɪsmənt/ · noun
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality..
There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt.
His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.
She had given herself to Darrow, and concealed the episode from Owen Leath, with no more apparent sense of debasement than the vulgarest of adventuresses.
Use debasement when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Debasement means The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality..
Common synonyms include abasement, debauchment, degradation, adulteration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt.
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