animalisation vs degradation

animalisation and degradation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animalisation	Yes	No	No	No
degradation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, degradation is a hypernym of animalisation; that is, degradation is a word with a broader meaning than animalisation:

animalisation: an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities
degradation: changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

Other hypernyms of animalisation include debasement.

animalisation (noun)	degradation (noun)
an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
	a low or downcast state