Noun

(en noun)

The act, process, or result of reducing.

The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

A 5% reduction in robberies

(chemistry) A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.

(cooking) The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.

(mathematics) The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.

(computability theory) a transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial reduction.

(music) An arrangement for a far smaller number of parties, e.g. a keyboard solo based on a full opera.

(philosophy, phenomenology) A philosophical procedure intended to reveal the objects of consciousness as pure phenomena. (See phenomenological reduction.)

(medicine) A medical procedure to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.

Noun

(en noun)

The act of humiliating]] or [[humble#Verb, humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.

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The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission.

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    One morning Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln were having breakfast when Lincoln did something that aroused the fiery temper of his wife. What, no one remembers now. But Mrs. Lincoln, in a rage, dashed a cup of hot coffee into her husband's face. And she did it in front of the other boarders.
    Saying nothing, Lincoln sat there in humiliation and silence while Mrs. Early came with a wet towel and wiped off his face and clothes.