Definition of "self-degradation" [self•-deg•ra•da•tion]

• The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so degraded. (noun)

Gnu Collaboartive International Dictionary of English: licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

• "The public forum in which I was able to witness this young black woman's self-degradation was simply appalling."
• "Be skeptical of "memoirs" that glamorize booze, drugs, self-degradation and risk-taking by turning them into "art.""
• "Was she praying for better business that night, or was she praying for the day when she can finally bide farewell to this form of self-degradation?"