déclassé
[ dey-kla-sey, -klah-; French dey-klah-sey ]
/ ˌdeɪ klæˈseɪ, -klɑ-; French deɪ klɑˈseɪ /
adjective
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.
Nearby words
déboulés, déboîté, débridement, débrouillard, décime, déclassé, décolletage, décolleté, décor, découpage, dégagé
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British Dictionary definitions for declasse
déclassé
/ (French deklɑse) /
adjective
having lost social standing or statusAlso (feminine): déclassée
Word Origin for déclassé
C19: from French déclasser to declass
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Word Origin and History for declasse
declasse
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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