animalization vs degradation

animalization and degradation both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of animalization include debasement.

animalization (noun)	degradation (noun)
an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human qualities	changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
a depiction in the form of an animal	a low or downcast state