downgrade
A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit ratingA reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
» He downgraded back to an older version.
Meaning
3 sensesA reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
A downhill gradient on a road or railway.
A reduction in quality; a descent towards an inferior state.
Near-synonyms: degradation, worsening, deterioration
- the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
Examples
6 sentencesHe downgraded back to an older version.
Until the bug is resolved, I advise you to downgrade your video card drivers.
The new version of the app wasn't working very well, so I had to downgrade it.
Going from Starbucks to instant coffee is a massive downgrade, if you ask me.
You call that an upgrade? It's more of a downgrade, if you ask me.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From down- + grade.From down- + grade.
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Forms
plural: downgrades| Singular | downgrade |
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