degeneration vs abasement

degeneration and abasement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degeneration	Yes	No	No	No
abasement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, abasement is a hypernym of degeneration; that is, abasement is a word with a broader meaning than degeneration:

Other hypernyms of degeneration include abjection, degradation.

degeneration (noun)	abasement (noun)
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form	depriving one of self-esteem
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality	a low or downcast state
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities