Debasement, n.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased. Milton.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for debasement; he lists it under alloy.
Where he writes about it:
Adulteration, debasement, and deterioration are always used in the bad sense; admixture is neutral, and may be good or bad; alloy is commonly good in the literal sense. — from alloy
Antonyms
none given