1. Destitution, privation forcée, et ignominieuse, du grade, de la dignité que l'on a, du rang, de l'état oů l'on est. Dégradation de Dreyfus.
2. Fait de se dégrader.
ETYM Late Lat. degradatio, from degradare: cf. French dégradation. Related to Degrade.
The deterioration in quality, level, or standard of performance of a functional unit. 2. In communications, a condition in which one or more of the required performance parameters fall outside predetermined limits, resulting in a lower quality of service.
Changing to a lower state (a less respected state); SYN. debasement.