Meaning & use
degraded
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Reduced in quality, value, or condition; treated in a way that lowers dignity or status.
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Years of pollution left the river's ecosystem severely degraded.
The prisoners were housed in degraded conditions that violated basic human rights standards.
A note on using this word
Can describe both physical decline, such as environmental damage, and a loss of dignity or moral standing.
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