1. the act of reducing something to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

1. present participle of downgrade: reducing something to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance

Examples

• The downgrading of the company’s credit rating worried investors.
• She was upset about the downgrading of her position at work.
• The agency is downgrading the storm from a hurricane to a tropical storm.
• They are downgrading the importance of standardized test scores.
• The downgrading of the neighborhood affected property values.
• The military is downgrading several classified documents.
• Analysts are downgrading their forecasts for economic growth.