Downgrade — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

rate lower; lower in value or esteem

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊpˌʌŋktʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊŋɡɹeɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊŋɡɹeɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊpˌʌŋktʃɚɹˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

upgrade

Parts of Speech

noun	the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends
verb	rate lower; lower in value or esteem

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herabstufung

die Eigenschaft, die ein Hang oder eine Fläche besitzt, die abfällt

🇫🇷French

rétrograder

la propriété possédée par une pente ou une surface qui descend

🇪🇸Spanish

degradar

la propiedad que posee una pendiente o superficie que desciende

🇳🇱Dutch

downgraden

de eigenschap die wordt bezeten door een helling of oppervlak dat afdaalt

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebaixar

a propriedade possuída por um declive ou superfície que desce

🇷🇺Russian

понизить рейтинг

собственность, которой обладает склон или поверхность, спускающаяся вниз

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढाल

किसी ढलान या सतह से उतरती हुई संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ডাউনগ্রেড

সম্পত্তি একটি ঢাল বা পৃষ্ঠ যে descends দ্বারা দখল

🇮🇳Tamil

தரமிறக்க

இறங்கும் ஒரு சாய்வு அல்லது மேற்பரப்பால் உள்ள சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

డౌన్గ్రేడ్

కిందికి దిగే వాలు లేదా ఉపరితలం కలిగి ఉన్న ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

अवनत

उतार किंवा खाली उतरलेल्या पृष्ठभागाच्या ताब्यात असलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાઉનગ્રેડ

ઢોળાવ અથવા સપાટી દ્વારા કબજે કરેલી મિલકત જે નીચે આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡೌನ್ಗ್ರೇಡ್

ಇಳಿಯುವ ಇಳಿಜಾರು ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തരംതാഴ്ത്തുക

ഇറങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു ചരിവോ ഉപരിതലമോ കൈവശമുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਾਊਨਗ੍ਰੇਡ

ਇੱਕ ਢਲਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਤਹ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ ਜੋ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਆਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تنزلی

ایک ڈھلوان یا سطح کے زیر قبضہ جائیداد جو نیچے آتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降级

下降的斜坡或表面所拥有的财产

🇯🇵Japanese

ダウングレード

下降する斜面または表面が持つ性質

🇰🇷Korean

다운그레이드

내려가는 경사면이나 표면이 소유한 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạ cấp

tài sản được sở hữu bởi một con dốc hoặc bề mặt đi xuống

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับลดรุ่น

ทรัพย์สินที่มีความลาดชันหรือพื้นผิวที่ลาดลงมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

turunkan versi

properti yang dimiliki oleh lereng atau permukaan yang turun

🇲🇾Malay

turun taraf

harta yang dimiliki oleh cerun atau permukaan yang menurun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الرجوع إلى إصدار أقدم

الخاصية التي يمتلكها منحدر أو سطح ينحدر

🇮🇷Persian

تنزل دادن

اموال متعلق به یک شیب یا سطحی که پایین می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

not düşürme

alçalan bir eğim veya yüzeyin sahip olduğu mülk

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹרִיד בְּדַרגָה

הנכס שברשותו מדרון או משטח שיורד

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The primary meaning of 'downgrade' is 'the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends'.

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Using 'downgrade' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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