degradación

Borrowed from Latin dēgradātiōnem.

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

degradación f (plural degradaciones)

1. degradation
2. demotion

   Antonym: ascenso

• “degradación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025