déclassé
[ dey-kla-sey, -klah-; French dey-klah-sey ]
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.
Origin of déclassé
1Words Nearby déclassé
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British Dictionary definitions for déclassé
déclassé
/ (French deklɑse) /
adjective
having lost social standing or status: Also (feminine): déclassée
Origin of déclassé
1C19: from French déclasser to declass
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