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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation(noun) authorizing subordinates to make certain decisions. relegation(noun) the act of assigning (someone or something) to a particular class or category. relegation(noun) mild banishment; consignment to an inferior position. he has been relegated to a post in Siberia.
Meaning: A low or downcast state. Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs. Synonyms: abasement; abjection; degradation. Context example: each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement. Hypernyms (degradation is a kind of...): humiliation (state of disgrace or loss of self-respect)