déclassé
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9.9
- adjective
- /deɪˈklɑːseɪ/
- Formal
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déclassé
- Plus, Ashley thinks this party is a little bit déclassé.
Examples
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And discussion, well, talking about trauma was déclassé.
Fiction book (2000) -
Then the 1970s came along, and the Republican Party was overrun with right-wing crazies, and the Democrats turned out not to be so déclassé; party affiliation stopped being an important marker of class division and began to be one of political leanings.
Blog text (26) -
All I know is that to drop in on someone was so déclassé I'd never heard of anyone doing it.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'm tired of pretending to be déclassé, when I am not.
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For such a sophisticated, top-level, high-functioning entity, isn't that rather déclassé?
Blog text (20) -
Wearing sweatpants to a formal event is considered rather décassé these days.
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She chose to avoid anything that seemed décassé, opting for trends that fit in with high society.
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After the scandal, he felt décassé and out of place at the exclusive gathering.
Synonyms
28
4.7
Someone treated as less important and given fewer rights or benefits
9
4.9
From the lowest social or economic group and seen as having low status
5
3.5
People who have little money, little education, or low social status
No longer in fashion and looking old
Antonyms
How Classy
165
3.3
85
2.0
8
3.7
- Formal
1
9.9
- Offensive
9
4.9
- Offensive
22
6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word déclassé comes from French parts dé- meaning 'down' or 'remove' and classé from class meaning 'group' or 'social rank'. So being déclassé is like being 'moved down a class', which explains why it means having lost social status or being out of fashion.