degradation
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
-ation
grad
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
degradation
the act or process of degrading (becoming lower in rank, grade or status)
降格, 堕落, 退化
Dissection of degradation
degradation = de- (down) + grad (step) + -ation (act; process);
degradation = an act or process of stepping down to a lower grade, rank, status
Now Repeat my Dissection
degradation = an act or process of stepping down to a lower grade, rank, status
Important roots for this word:
de-
-ation
grad
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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