Definitions for DEGRADED
dɪˈgreɪ dɪdde·grad·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastadjective

   unrestrained by convention or morality

   "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

2. debased, devalued, degradedadjective

   lowered in value

   "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. degradedadjective

   Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.

   The Netherlands were reduced practically to a very degraded condition. uE000187236uE001 Motley.

2. degradedadjective

   Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.

   Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons. uE000187237uE001 Dana.

3. degradedadjective

   Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.

4. Etymology: See degrade and compare degré step.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degraded

   Degraded generally refers to a condition or quality that has been lowered or diminished. It can refer to something that has deteriorated, worn out, or been damaged. This term can be applied to various contexts such as objects, environments, or moral standards that have declined from an original or desired state.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Degraded

   of Degrade

2. Degradedadjective

   reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base

3. Degradedadjective

   having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts

4. Degradedadjective

   having steps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. degr step.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degraded

   In heraldry, means placed upon steps or degrees.

How to pronounce DEGRADED?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEGRADED in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DEGRADED in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DEGRADED in a Sentence

1. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   We know Ms. Haspel was a willing participant in one of the darkest episodes in the CIA’s history—an episode that degraded our standing in the world, put U.S. captives at great risk of similar torture and failed at obtaining significant intelligence gains.

2. Thophane Nicolas:

   Cat mummies have been found in very large quantities sometimes in extremely degraded states and reduced to the state of accumulation of bones.

3. John Stuart Mill:

   War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

4. Jean Claude:

   It's a lot of work, some of these forests are so degraded there's nothing we can do ... but some can still be saved.

5. Cicero:

   Such praise coming from so degraded a source, was degrading to me, its recipient.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEGRADED
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Degraded
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEGRADED
5. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html