degraded
/dɪˈɡreɪdɪd/
adjective
- Treated without respect; made to feel ashamed or less valuable.
- He felt degraded after being forced to apologize for something he didn't do.
- The prisoners were kept in degraded conditions that shocked the inspectors.
- The degraded workers finally decided to speak out against their unfair treatment.
- Reduced in quality, value, or strength.
- The signal was so degraded that we could barely hear the radio station.
- The degraded soil could no longer support healthy crops.
- After years of neglect, the building was in a degraded state.
- Having broken down into a simpler form, especially in chemistry or biology.
- The degraded plastic fragments were found throughout the ocean.
- Compost contains degraded organic matter that enriches the garden.
- The scientist studied the degraded proteins under a microscope.
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