déclassé

American  

[dey-kla-sey, -klah-, dey-klah-sey] / ˌdeɪ klæˈseɪ, -klɑ-, deɪ klɑˈseɪ /

adjective

1. reduced to or having low or lower status.

   a once-chic restaurant that had become completely déclassé.

2. reduced or belonging to a lower or low social class, position, or rank.

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déclassé British  

/ deklɑse /

adjective

1. Also (feminine): déclassée.  having lost social standing or status

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Etymology

Origin of déclassé

1885–1890; < French, past participle of déclasser. See de-, class

Example Sentences

In "The Girls Are All So Nice Here," middle-class freshman Ambrosia Wellington is desperate to shed her déclassé habits, convinced she'll belong if she can only perform the same kind of cruelty her popular friend Sully does; in my novel "In My Dreams I Hold a Knife," undergrad Jessica Miller will do anything — take out debt she can't afford, betray her friends, compromise herself in every way — for the academic success she thinks will turn her into somebody.

From Salon

That’s good news not because we want USC to lose basketball games, or because we’re huge fans of Mr. Martin - we don’t have strong feelings one way or another about USC’s third-winningest basketball coach, although we do think it would be declasse to fire someone whose losing season stemmed at least in part to three COVID-19 team pauses and his own two bouts with the disease.

From Washington Times

And — please don’t tell anyone, I know it’s deeply déclassé — I really prefer a vodka martini, but Vinnie’s “Seaside” gin version has a beautiful, subtle salinity to it without going anywhere near full-dirty.

From Seattle Times

One approach is to bend toward genre, seeking a conspicuous part of the market that remains sufficiently déclassé and chaotic as to leave a wide field for idiosyncrasy among its conventions.

From The New Yorker

Nowadays, such accessories are commonplace enough to almost be déclassé.

From Salon