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Definitions for degraded
dɪˈgreɪ dɪdde·grad·ed

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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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 Gazetteer

  1. degraded

    In heraldry, means placed upon steps or degrees.

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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. Benjamin Disraeli:

    The world is weary of statesmen whom democracy has degraded into politicians.

  2. Glenn Green:

    When we performed endoscopy of [Kaiba’s] airway, we see normal physiologic motion of the bronchus and that means that the splint is longer holding the bronchus open in a stiff-type manner, that it’s functionally degraded at this point.

  3. Marie Yovanovitch:

    This is about far more than me or a couple of individuals. As Foreign Service professionals are being denigrated and undermined, the institution is also being degraded. This will soon cause real harm, if it hasn't already, moreover, the attacks are leading to a crisis in The State Department as the policy process is visibly unraveling, leadership vacancies go unfilled, and senior and mid-level officers ponder an uncertain future and head for the doors. The crisis has moved from the impact on individuals to an impact on the institution.

  4. Joseph Dunford:

    I think it's fair to say that they still have a significant presence in Iraq and Syria. They're certainly nowhere near as strong as they were in 2017 and 2018, so they have been significantly degraded, again still maintain the ability to conduct insurgent, guerrilla-style operations and that's what they see today.

  5. Emma Camp:

    Time is running out and it is urgent, if we don't act, these critically important ecosystems... are going to be lost or at least severely degraded to a point where we actually can't go back.

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