Debasement and disgrace. The suspension of a petty officer from his station; and also the depriving an officer or soldier of his arms previous to his being delivered over to the civil power for execution.
·noun Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. II. Degradati...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded. ...