degradación

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēgradātiōnem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

degradación f (plural degradaciones)

  1. degradation
  2. demotion
    Antonym: ascenso

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