The act or an instance of demoting

• reduction

  1. The act or process of reducing.
  2. The result of reducing:
  3. The amount by which something is lessened or diminished:

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• demotion

  1. an act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status

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A lowering in or deprivation of character or self-esteem

• mortification

  1. A feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride.
  2. Discipline of the body and the appetites by self-denial or self-inflicted privation, especially when undertaken for religious reasons.
  3. Death or decay of living tissue; gangrene.

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• humiliation

  1. The act of humiliating; degradation.
  2. The state of being humiliated or disgraced; shame.
  3. A humiliating condition or circumstance.

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• debasement

  1. The act of debasing or the state of being debased; a lowering, especially in character or quality.
  2. The lowering of the value of a currency by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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• abasement

  1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
  2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century]

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