déclassé [dey-kla-sey , -klah-; French sey ]
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See more synonyms for déclassé on Thesaurus.com reduced to or having low or lower status: a once-chic restaurant that had become completely déclassé. reduced or belonging to a lower or low social class, position, or rank. Show More
Origin of déclassé 1885–1890; <
French, past participle of
déclasser. See
de- ,
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British Dictionary definitions for declasse having lost social standing or status Also (feminine): déclassée Show More
Word Origin for déclassé C19: from French déclasser to declass
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Word Origin and History for declasse adj. 1887, from French déclassé, past participle of déclasser "to cause to lose class," from de- , privative prefix (see de- ) + classer "to class" (see class ).
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