downgrading
Speech parts
1. downgrading - Noun
2. downgrading - Verb
Meaning
downgrading
present participle of downgrade
downgrading (plural downgradings)
A downgrade; a reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
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Examples
Bias has to be taught. If you hear your parents downgrading women or people of different backgrounds, why, you are going to do that.
The word 'living' has so many connotations that I'm almost reluctant to try to define it scientifically because it sounds as if I'm then downgrading all the other significances of that word.
We have to take that "just" out of "just a housewife." We have to show our pride in having the home and family our life's work. Downgrading this work has been part of the pattern in our society that has undervalued women's talents in all areas.
As all electronic commerce on the Internet requires the use of such strong cryptography protocols, unilaterally downgrading the performance of encrypted traffic creates an unacceptable hazard for customers.
Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) chief executive Craig Phillips has warned that downgrading the importance of the Commonwealth Games through funding cuts will negatively impact the country's performance at Birmingham 2022 and beyond.
Meaning if they don’t figure out a way to sign Jadeveon Clowney or someone who rivals his skill set, that D runs the risk of downgrading from awful to downright absent.