"déclassé" meaning in English

See déclassé in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /deɪˈklæseɪ/ [UK] Forms: more déclassé [comparative], most déclassé [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French déclassé. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|déclassé}} French déclassé Head templates: {{en-adj}} déclassé (comparative more déclassé, superlative most déclassé)
  1. Degraded from one's social class. Translations (Degraded from one's social class): declasat (Romanian), degradat (Romanian), деклассированный (deklassirovannyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-déclassé-en-adj-qfBVFDnx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 61 5 28 5 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 4 37 3 1

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