debasement
/dɪˈbeɪsmənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.08 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt."
Etymology
Etymology tree English debase Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English debasement From debase + -ment.