degraded
- adjective
- /dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
- The water quality in the river has become degraded due to pollution from the nearby factories.
And it was like we were seeing him in such a degraded state.
- And it was like we were seeing him in such a degraded state.
- I'm not saying that other cultures are degraded.
- What would degraded vision look like, whatever those numbers are?
- Back to the sub stack issue, though, You're seeing this flight of journalists from these institutions that have been kind of degraded in terms of public trust.
- And that hasn't served much purpose for the poor Palestinians who just exist unhappily in their, in their somewhat degraded state.
- You know, a lot of those people of the parents generation left the cities because they thought the cities were going to be poor and degraded.
- It was because the purpose of those dogs was to communicate to us African Americans that our citizenship is disgrade, disgraded, degraded.
- So he goes on, and he says it's degraded to the level of mere being, which is absolutely contingent for the self-conscious being.
Examples
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It's this is this what this is, is a degraded photograph.
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Back to the sub stack issue, though, You're seeing this flight of journalists from these institutions that have been kind of degraded in terms of public trust.
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And it was like we were seeing him in such a degraded state.
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What would degraded vision look like, whatever those numbers are?
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So basically just a degraded gaming experience even though FPS reporting might still seem like it's OK.
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After years of neglect, the once vibrant community center is now in a degraded condition.
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His health has degraded significantly because of the lack of proper medical care.
Synonyms
Harmed so it works or looks worse
Made worse in quality, value, or moral standards
Made weaker or less effective because something is wrong
Having less worth than before, for example money, things, or a person's work
Smaller in size, strength or importance
Not as strong or effective
Less good in quality or condition
Antonyms
How Degraded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Degraded comes from the parts de- meaning 'down' and grade meaning 'step' or 'level', the same idea you see in the word grade or graduate. So if something is degraded, it is moved down a step or level in quality, value, or status.