Term: degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: microcephaly: an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: lake herring: cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: genus phaius: genus of Asiatic and Australian terrestrial orchids
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: ethyl: the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: injector: a contrivance for injecting (e.g., water into the boiler of a steam engine or particles into an accelerator etc.)
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: dealing: method or manner of conduct in relation to others
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: cubic foot: the volume equal to a cube one foot on each side
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: tagalog: the language of the Tagalog on which Filipino is based
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: posthole digger: a shovel used to sink postholes
Broader: change of state: the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics | Unrelated: reformation: a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches