# degraded

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈɡɹeɪdɪd/ · frequency rank #19,306

## Definitions
1. Feeling or having undergone degradation; deprived of dignity or self-respect.
2. Having the typical characters or organs in a partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.
3. Having steps; said of a cross whose extremities end in steps growing larger as they leave the centre; on degrees.
4. Having a loss of capability or function. Having undergone deterioration, degradation.

## Etymology
degrade + -ed. See degrade and compare French degré (“step”).

## Easily confused with
- **derided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/degraded-vs-derided)
- **depraved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/degraded-vs-depraved)
- **degrade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/degrade-vs-degraded)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddegraded`, `degarded`, `deggraded`, `degradde`, `degradded`, `degradedd`, `degraedd`, `degrdaed`, `degrraded`, `dergaded`, `dgeraded`, `edgraded`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/degraded