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debasement

[dih-beys-muhnt] / dɪˈbeɪs mənt /
NOUN
perversion
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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“We are transitioning from strictly a debasement inflationary environment to one that is more balanced between scarcity and debasement,” Gleich said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

Foreign central-bank buying — along with a drumbeat of calls for lower U.S. interest rates and the potential long-term debasement of the dollar — is “very hard to stop.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 22, 2026

In this debt-currency debasement period, once again gold has been strong relative to major fiat currencies, most of which have debt problems.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Over and over, Colin takes stock of his own debasement.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Fairly or unfairly, to her derogators Pittman epitomized all that was reprehensible about Dick Bass’s popularization of the Seven Summits and the ensuing debasement of the world’s highest mountain.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer