Having been lowered in social class or status; reduced from a higher to a lower rank.
Declass + -ed past participle. From de- (remove) + class, following French déclasser.
In Soviet Russia, being 'declassed' was an official legal punishment—the government literally removed your social class designation, which was terrifying because it meant you lost all the rights and privileges of your previous status. Language can be a weapon of oppression.
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