debasement

debasement englannista suomeksi

1. pitoisuuden alentaminen, vajentaminen, heikentäminen

2. arvonalennus

0. Substantiivi

debasement englanniksi

1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.

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3. (RQ:Wharton Reef)

4. 2009, Gilbert Cruz, "The Many Faces of Addiction (Book review of ''America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life'' by Benoit Denizet-Lewis)," ''Time'', 12 Jan.:

There's something ugly and fascinating about reading such intimate tales of debasement and depression and failure and self-doubt.

5. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.