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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDegraded
/dɪˈɡreɪ.dɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Reduced in quality, character, or value; fallen to a low moral or physical standard.
"He was known for his degraded behavior after years of bad influences." - 2
Having been damaged or chemically broken down into simpler components.
"The soil in the deforested region is severely degraded and lacks nutrients."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'de-' (down, away) and 'gradus' (step), passing through Old French 'dégrader' meaning to reduce in rank or lower in quality. By the 16th century, the English adjective evolved to describe something reduced to a lower state of moral, physical, or structural condition.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Degraded" is said worldwide
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dégradé
Transliteration: dey-gra-dey
"Cet environnement est gravement dégradé."
herabgewürdigt
Transliteration: heh-rap-ge-vuer-digt
"Sein Ruf war völlig herabgewürdigt."
degradato
Transliteration: deh-grah-dah-toh
"Il quartiere è molto degradato."
degradado
Transliteration: deh-grah-dah-doh
"El suelo está muy degradado por la erosión."
degradado
Transliteration: deh-grah-dah-doo
"Aquele edifício histórico está completamente degradado."
गिरा हुआ
Transliteration: gira hua
"उसकी सोच बहुत गिरी हुई है।"
退化的
Transliteration: tuìhuà de
"这是一片退化的土地。"
타락한
Transliteration: tarak-han
"그의 타락한 행동은 모두를 실망시켰다."
堕落した
Transliteration: darak shita
"彼は堕落した生活を送っている。"
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