degraded en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [dɪˈɡɹeɪɾɪd] (Canada, US)
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- /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ (UK)
- /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ (Canada, US)
- [dɪˈɡɹæɪɾɪd] (Australia)
- /dɪˈɡɹæɪdɪd/ (Australia)
Etymology
degrade + -ed. See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).
Meanings
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Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
The Netherlands […] were reduced, practically, to a very degraded condition.
1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC:
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Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
The Grapsoid species are represented of a degraded form in Porcellana
1852, James Dwight Dana, Crustacaea:
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(not-comparable) Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
Ar. a cross, degraded, sa.
1828, William Berry, Encyclopaedia Heraldica Or Complete Dictionary of Heraldry, page 168:Argent, a cross degraded and conjoined, (or issuing from eight degrees,) sable. WYNT-WORTH.
1847, Henry Gough, A Glossary of Terms Used in British Heraldry: With a Chronological Table, Illustrative of Its Rise and Progress, page 99:A Cross degraded Fitchee.
1725, A New Dictionary of Heraldry ... Illustrated with 196 devices on copper ... Revis'd and corrected, with a letter to the publisher, by Mr. James Coates, page 98:
- Having a loss of capability or function. Having undergone deterioration, degradation.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more degraded | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most degraded | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
predegraded · undegraded · degradedly · photodegraded · nondegraded · degd · degradedness
Synonyms
degd (deterioration) · humiliated (deprived of dignity)
Translations (1)
el υποβαθμισμένος (Feeling or having undergone degradation)