Degradation vs. Humiliation — What's the Difference?

The act or process of degrading.

Humiliation is the abasement of pride, which creates mortification or leads to a state of being humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. It is an emotion felt by a person whose social status, either by force or willingly, has just decreased.

The state of being degraded; degeneration.

The act of humiliating; degradation.

A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level.

The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.

(Geology) A general lowering of the earth's surface by erosion or weathering.

A humiliating condition or circumstance.

(Chemistry) Decomposition of a compound, especially complex substances such as polymers and proteins, by stages, exhibiting well-defined intermediate products.

The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society

The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification.

Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission.

(geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

State of disgrace or loss of self-respect

A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.

Strong feelings of embarrassment

The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

An instance in which you are caused to lose your prestige or self-respect;

Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Depriving one of self-esteem

The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.

The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.

Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration.

A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.

The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.

Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole.

Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

A low or downcast state;