Degraded

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Reduced in rank, dignity, or esteem.
  • adj. Having been corrupted or depraved.
  • adj. Having been reduced in quality or value.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
  • adj. Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
  • adj. Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of degrade.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased; sunken; low; base.
  • adj. Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
  • adj. Having steps; -- said of a cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on degrees.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Reduced in rank; deprived of an office or a dignity.
  • Lowered in character or value; debased; low.
  • In biology, reduced in taxonomic rank, or in complexity of structure or function; brought to or being in a state of degradation.
  • In heraldry, placed upon steps. Also degreed.
  • In geology, worn down; leveled by erosion.
  • In thermodynamics, reduced to a form less available for further transformation: said of energy which as the result of transformations has been converted into heat.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. unrestrained by convention or morality
  • adj. lowered in value
  • Equivalent
    immoral    low   
    Antonym
    elevated    exalted   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    debased    sunken    low    base    abased    abject    depraved    vile    perverted    corrupt   
    Verb Stem
    degrade   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    aided    bladed    blockaded    braided    cascaded    dissuaded    downgraded    evaded    faded    graded