Declasse

/ˌdɛkləˈseɪ/ adjective

Definition

Lowered in social status or respectability; no longer fashionable or prestigious.

Etymology

French past participle of déclasser (to lower in class), from de- (down/remove) + classe (class). Borrowed into English in the 19th century from French.

Kelly Says

This French loanword perfectly captures a social anxiety—the fear of being perceived as having 'fallen' in status. English speakers borrowed it because we didn't have quite the right word, and it stuck around in literary and snobbish contexts even though it sounds pretentious.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መግለጫ
me-g-le-ch-ia
ARالعربية
فك السرية
fik al-sir-iya
BNবাংলা
প্রকাশ
pro-kaash
CACatalà
desclassificat
de-s-klas-si-fi-kat
CSČeština
deklasifikován
de-klas-si-fi-ko-va-n
DADansk
deklassificeret
de-klas-si-fi-ce-ret
DEDeutsch
deklassifiziert
de-klassi-fi-zi-e-rt
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαλυπμένος
a-po-ka-lyp-menos
ESEspañol
desclasificado
des-klas-si-fi-ka-do
FAفارسی
رمزگشایی شده
ramz-ga-sha-i sho-de
FISuomi
luokitellut
loo-ki-te-llut
FRFrançais
déclassé
de-klas-e
GUGU
ગુપ્ત
gup-t
HAHA
fito
fi-to
HEעברית
פורסם
for-sem
HIहिन्दी
गुप्त जानकारी उजागर की गई
gup-t ja-na-kar-i u-ja-agar-ki-ga-i
HUMagyar
leszerkesztve
le-ser-kesz-tve
IDBahasa Indonesia
deklasifikasi
de-klas-si-fi-ka-si
IGIG
gbagbu
gbag-bu
ITItaliano
declassificato
de-klas-si-fi-ka-to
JA日本語
ランクが下げられた
ranku ga sagera-reta
KKKK
разряжен
raz-ryazhen
KMKM
ប្រកាស
bra-kaas
KO한국어
분류가 낮춰졌습니다
bun-ryu-ga na-t-chwo-jeot-seum-ni-da
MRMR
श्रृंखला
sh-ri-n-kha-la
MSBahasa Melayu
deklasifikasi
de-klas-si-fi-ka-si
MYမြန်မာ
ရာထူး ကျဆင်း
ya-ra-tu-u kya-shin
NLNederlands
declassificeerd
de-klas-si-fi-ce-erd
NONorsk
deklassifisert
de-klas-si-fi-sert
PAPA
ਸਤਿ
sa-ti
PLPolski
deklasyfikowany
de-klas-si-fi-ko-wa-ny
PTPortuguês
desclassificado
des-klas-si-fi-ka-do
RORomână
declasificat
de-klas-si-fi-kat
RUРусский
deklassificirovannyy
de-klas-si-fi-ci-ro-van-nyy
SVSvenska
deklassificerad
de-klas-si-fi-ce-rad
SWKiswahili
imezwa daraja
i-me-zwa da-ra-ja
TAதமிழ்
குறிப்பிட்ட
ku-ri-ppi-tta
TEతెలుగు
చూపించండి
choo-pin-chan-di
THไทย
ลดอันดับแล้ว
lot an-dab laeo
TLTL
ipinakita
i-pi-na-ki-ta
TRTürkçe
sınıflandırma düşürülmüş
sin-if-lan-dir-ma du-sh-ur-ul-mush
UKУкраїнська
декласифікований
de-klas-si-fi-ko-va-nyi
URاردو
مخفیہ معلومات کو ظاہر کیا گیا
makh-fi-ya ma-loo-ma-at ko zha-hir ki-ya gaya
VITiếng Việt
đã được giải mật
da duoc giai mat
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ
she-she
ZH中文
已解密
yǐ mì mì
ZUZU
ukuthi
koo-thee

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