degradación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēgradātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /deɡɾadaˈθjon/ [d̪e.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞aˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deɡɾadaˈsjon/ [d̪e.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞aˈsjõn]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: de‧gra‧da‧ción

Noun

degradación f (plural degradaciones)

1. degradation
2. demotion

   Antonym: ascenso

Related terms

• degradar

 

Further reading

• “degradación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10