degradation
nounBand 8formal
UKˌdeɡrəˈdeɪʃn
USˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃən
The process by which the quality of the environment is damaged or reduced.
Overfarming leads to soil degradation.
Environmental degradation threatens future generations.
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environmental degradeenvironmental degradation
Use the noun after 'environmental'.
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Similar and opposite
- Similar
- deteriorationdeclinedamage
- Opposite
- improvementrestoration
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