degraded
reduced in rank, position, reputation, etc.: He felt degraded by the trivial tasks assigned to him.
reduced in quality or value; debased; vulgarized: the degraded level of the modern novel.
Origin of degraded
1Other words from degraded
- de·grad·ed·ly, adverb
- de·grad·ed·ness, noun
- un·de·grad·ed, adjective
Words Nearby degraded
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How to use degraded in a sentence
She cites the “degraded performances of those technologies.”
The post-9/11 flight security changes you don’t see | Rob Verger | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceNASA engineers initially thought the error came from a degraded memory module, but that turned out to be a red herring.
With its latest fix, Hubble proves to be the telescope that just won’t quit | Monroe Hammond | July 20, 2021 | Popular-Science“By just fencing in degraded land, the process of restoration starts.”
Mixing trees and crops can help both farmers and the climate | Jonathan Lambert | July 14, 2021 | Science NewsOne of the most degraded forests of India, Haryana’s Aravallis has suffered rapid deforestation.
The rich biodiversity in and around Delhi is in dire need of protection | Neha Jain | March 17, 2021 | QuartzBy doing so, instead of repeating whatever degraded nonsense they’re picking up from the edge of your router’s limited radius, each unit gets its signal directly from the source with minimal signal loss.
Ethernet and a mesh network will permanently solve your WiFi issues | Whitson Gordon | October 16, 2020 | Popular-Science
It's a place where minorities are degraded and maligned for fun.
The nature of the mobile-enabled swarmcast means it appear to be degraded, but it has really only reconfigured.
ISIS Is Winning the Online Jihad Against the West | Ali Fisher, Nico Prucha | October 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI play strong characters, never degraded, never hit, never choked out, nothing like that.
Stop Blaming Christy Mack: Porn Stars Don’t Deserve to Be Beaten | Samantha Allen | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA high end audio system from 50 years ago sounds better than your degraded, compressed product.
25 Things I Want from an Online Music Service (and Almost Never Get) | Ted Gioia | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe degraded her and he really put her through the wringer, but she survived that and stayed with him anyway.
Adam Driver on Role-Play Sex with Lena Dunham on ‘Girls’ and Adam’s Stormy Relationship with Hannah | Marlow Stern | March 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMusic, especially singing and the pianoforte, is almost in a more degraded position than painting.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferOn the following day he was deprived of his office, and degraded to the rank of subordinate to a new steward.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferShe felt indignant and degraded, and was exceedingly impatient to escape from the humiliating visit.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe crown had been struck from the head of the king, and was snatched at by the most menial and degraded of his subjects.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottOppressed and degraded humanity was about to take vengeance for its ages of accumulated wrongs.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
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