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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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a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
- the belief that moral degradation is an unmistakable sign of a nation in decline
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The first known use of degradation was circa 1535
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