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

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

n. The act of debasing or the state of being debased.

n. The act of debasing, or the state of being debased.

n. being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

n. changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

"When the name of Gail Wynand became a threat in the publishing world, a group of newspaper owners took him aside -- at a city charity affair which all had to attend -- and reproached him for what they called his debasement of the public taste."

impureness    impurity   

basement    displacement    emplacement    placement    replacement   

depravation    destitution    wretchedness    infamy    depravity