degradation vs prestige

degradation

noun
  • The state of being reduced in rank, character, or reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement. 

  • Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value; degeneration; deterioration. 

  • The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society 

  • A deleterious change in the chemical structure, physical properties or appearance of a material from natural or artificial exposure. 

  • The state or condition of a species or group which exhibits degraded forms; degeneration. 

  • Arrest of development, or degeneration of any organ, or of the body as a whole. 

  • The gradual breakdown of components of a material, as a result of a natural element, i.e.: heat, cold and wind. 

  • A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and banks, by the action of water, frost etc. 

prestige

adj
  • Regarded as relatively prestigious; often, considered the standard language or language variety, or a part of such a variety. 

noun
  • The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded. 

verb
  • To start over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward. 

How often have the words degradation and prestige occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )