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Recession vs Degradation - What's the difference?

recession | degradation |

As nouns the difference between recession and degradation

is that recession is the act or an instance of receding or withdrawing while degradation is 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.

recession

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.
  • A period of reduced economic activity
  • ''Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.
  • The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.
  • Synonyms

    * (receding) withdrawal * (ceremonial) return procession

    Antonyms

    * (period of reduced economic activity) boom

    Derived terms

    * recessionary * recessionista

    degradation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • (geology) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc.
  • A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure.
  • 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.
  • The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind.
  • Derived terms

    * biodegradation