degraded

[ dih-grey-did ]
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adjective
  1. reduced in rank, position, reputation, etc.: He felt degraded by the trivial tasks assigned to him.

  2. reduced in quality or value; debased; vulgarized: the degraded level of the modern novel.

Origin of degraded

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see origin at degrade, -ed2

Other words from degraded

  • de·grad·ed·ly, adverb
  • de·grad·ed·ness, noun
  • un·de·grad·ed, adjective

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