déclasséadj.n.

/dɛklasɛ/

Forms: Feminine -ée.

Etymology: French, past participle of déclasser declass v.

A. adj.

Reduced or degraded from one's social class; having come down in the world.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > reduced in social standing

disclassed1868

declassed1891

déclassé1921

1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Sept. 626/2 A girl of any family may, by force of circumstances, become déclassée.

1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo ii. 97 Déclassé nations are very touchy.

B. n.

One who has been so reduced or degraded.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > elevation or exaltation in rank > those reduced in social standing > one who is or is to be

déclassé1887

degradand1891

1887 Fortn. Rev. Aug. 227 It is only the déclassé, the ne'er-do-well, or the really unfortunate, who has nothing to call his own.

1905 Spectator 28 Jan. 144/2 Pamela..quits the company of artists and actresses, declassés and divorcées.

1921 Glasgow Herald 3 Aug. The attempt by a body of declassés to form the policy of the entire working-class of this country.

Derivatives

déclassement n.

ΚΠ

1891 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. June 383 The primary school..is rapidly leading to a general déclassement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	déclassé
释义	déclasséadj.n. /dɛklasɛ/ Forms: Feminine -ée. Etymology: French, past participle of déclasser declass v. A. adj. Reduced or degraded from one's social class; having come down in the world. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [adjective] > reduced in social standing disclassed1868 declassed1891 déclassé1921 1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 Sept. 626/2 A girl of any family may, by force of circumstances, become déclassée. 1961 A. Wilson Old Men at Zoo ii. 97 Déclassé nations are very touchy. B. n. One who has been so reduced or degraded. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > elevation or exaltation in rank > those reduced in social standing > one who is or is to be déclassé1887 degradand1891 1887 Fortn. Rev. Aug. 227 It is only the déclassé, the ne'er-do-well, or the really unfortunate, who has nothing to call his own. 1905 Spectator 28 Jan. 144/2 Pamela..quits the company of artists and actresses, declassés and divorcées. 1921 Glasgow Herald 3 Aug. The attempt by a body of declassés to form the policy of the entire working-class of this country. Derivatives déclassement n. ΚΠ 1891 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. June 383 The primary school..is rapidly leading to a general déclassement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1887
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