different between dishonor vs debasement

English

Alternative forms

• dishonour (British)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /d?s??n??/

Noun

dishonor (countable and uncountable, plural dishonors)

1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

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Verb

dishonor (third-person singular simple present dishonors, present participle dishonoring, simple past and past participle dishonored)

1. US standard spelling of dishonour.

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English

Etymology

debase +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??be?sm?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?sm?nt

Noun

debasement (countable and uncountable, plural debasements)

1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering or degradation, especially in character or quality.
   • 1832, Edgar Allan Poe, "Bon Bon":

     His large water-dog was acquainted with the fact, and upon the approach of his master, betrayed his sense of inferiority by a sanctity of deportment, a debasement of the ears, and a dropping of the lower jaw not altogether unworthy of a dog.

   • 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.

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

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