English → Latin
“debasement” in Latin
humilitāsinsignificance, lowliness, unimportance; degradation, debasement, humiliation; submissiveness, obedienceignōminiadishonour, disgrace, degradation, ignominy, shameădultĕrātĭoan adulteration
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
debasement
humilitas (debasing conduct, Cic., de Invent., 1, 56, 109); ignominia (disgrace); adulteratio (of coin, numorum).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for debasement?
- The usual Latin words for “debasement” are humilitās, ignōminia, ădultĕrātĭo. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.