degradations

noun

plural of degradation
as in deteriorations
a change to a lower state or level English teachers bemoaning the degradation of the language that e-mail and instant messaging have allegedly brought about

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Recent Examples of degradations Key parameters such as time to recover (TTR), revenue at risk, lead times, OTIF and service-level degradations can be evaluated and compared across mitigation options. — Dileep Rai, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026 The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original. — Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 If Wyatt and Surrey could pen brilliant sonnets under Tudor tyranny, then certainly great art can be produced under capitalism despite its particular degradations. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
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  1. deteriorations
  2. declines
  3. declinations
Noun
  • Similar deteriorations took place in Tuscany and in Naples.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of deteriorations
Noun
  • In another set of studies, adults who made more frequent and extreme upward comparisons reported an immediate decline in self-evaluation and cumulative declines in self-esteem and life satisfaction over a browsing session.
    — Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Negative divergences alone don't necessarily lead to immediate declines.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of declines
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  • The declinations came as the DOJ reassigned and cut prosecutors working on environmental cases.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of declinations

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