Term: profanation: degradation of something worthy of respect; cheapening
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: quarterlight: car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: margin of safety: the margin required in order to insure safety
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: shoot-down: murder by shooting someone down in cold blood
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: oral contract: an agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: oestrus: type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: shoal: a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: emperor: red table grape of California
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: deputy: an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: hunk: a large piece of something without definite shape
Broader: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | Unrelated: ringlet: a small ring