degraded

[ dih-grey-did ]

/ dɪˈgreɪ dɪd /

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adjective

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.

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Origin of degraded

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see origin at degrade, -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM degraded

de·grad·ed·ly, adverbde·grad·ed·ness, nounun·de·grad·ed, adjective

Words nearby degraded

degorger, degradable, degradation, degradation of energy, degrade, degraded, degrading, degranulation, de gratia, degrease, degree

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-Science
NASA 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 News
One 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|Quartz

By 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 Fox News Apology Tour|Dean Obeidallah|October 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
I 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|DAILY BEAST
A 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|DAILY BEAST
He 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|DAILY BEAST
Music, especially singing and the pianoforte, is almost in a more degraded position than painting.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
On 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 Pfeiffer
She felt indignant and degraded, and was exceedingly impatient to escape from the humiliating visit.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
The 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. Abbott
Oppressed and degraded humanity was about to take vengeance for its ages of accumulated wrongs.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott