how to pronounce degradation

/ˌdɛɡ.ɹəˈdɛɪ.ʃən/

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degradation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of degradation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… lack of service or or degradation of …”

meaning of degradation

Degradation means a process that makes something less valuable or of lower quality.

degradation frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word degradation occurs in english on average 4.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics degradation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that degradation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;

3) people, society, and culture;