dégradation
French, noun/de.ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/
dégradation is spelled D-É-G-R-A-D-A-T-I-O-N (11 letters) and appears 8.7 times per million words in written French, the 7,421st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dégradation is a French feminine noun meaning “removal from office or a function” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Destitution, privation infamante du grade, de la dignité que l’on a”.
What does dégradation mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineremoval from office or a function
- 2
feminineloss of certain civil or other rights as a punishment
- 3
feminineloss of rank and dishonourable discharge from the army as a punishment
- 4
femininethe act of causing degradation or damage
- 5
femininethe act or result of weakening or diminishing
- 6
femininedegradation, steady progression to a worse state
- 7
feminineloss of value
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Destitution, privation infamante du grade, de la dignité que l’on a. 2. Avilissement. 3. Dégât, détérioration plus ou moins considérable qu’on fait dans une propriété publique ou privée, dans une maison, etc. 4. Dépérissement où est une chose, dommage qu’elle a éprouvé par l’effet de la vétusté ou d'un accident.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of dégradation
- dégradations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce dégradation?
- /de.ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃/
- \de.ɡʁa.da.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to dégradation
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is dégradation in French?
dégradation appears 8.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).