English → Latin
“degradation” in Latin
dignitāsworth, worthiness, merit, desert; fitness, suitability; rank, status, standing, esteem, dignityignōminiadishonour, disgrace, degradation, ignominy, shamedēdecusdisgrace, dishonor, infamy, shame, discredit.; That which causes shame; a disgrace, blot, blemish.; A shameful act; vice
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
degradation
Formal act of degrading or deposing, gradus dejectio (Modest, in Dig., 49, 16, 3): ab ordine motio (Ulp., 37, 20, 3): depositio dignitatis (Ulp., Dig., 48, 19, 8).
In a wider sense, imminuta alicujus auctoritas or dignitas: ignominia: dedecus (disgrace). It is thought a degradation to have one’s name removed to the city tribes, in urbanas tribus transferri, ignominiae est (Plin.): to think anything a degradation, aliquid infra se positum arbitrari. Vid: “to think degrading” in To DEGRADE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for degradation?
- The usual Latin words for “degradation” are dignitās, ignōminia, dēdecus. 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.