10
degradation(noun, rise, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
9
reduction(noun, rise, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
6
abasement(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
5
bump
5
comedown(noun, blow, letdown, disillusionment)
5
decadence(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
5
downgrading(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation, depreciation)
5
relegation
4
debasement(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
4
degeneracy(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
4
degeneration(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
4
deterioration(noun, shame, disgrace, humiliation)
4
lowering(noun, deflation, reducing, relegation)
3
degrading
3
descent(noun, decline, fall, blow, down)
3
drop
3
humiliation(noun, decline, fall, blow, shame)
3
obloquy(shame, disgrace, humiliation)
3
sinking
2
decline(noun, fall, blow, shame, disgrace)
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