1. instances of reducing something to a lower grade, rank, or level; downward slopes
Usage: plural of ‘downgrade’

1. to reduce something to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘downgrade’

Examples

• The credit agency downgrades the company’s bond rating.
• She downgrades her expectations after the disappointing results.
• The manager downgrades his assistant to a lower position.
• The recent downgrades affected investor confidence.
• Multiple downgrades hit the technology sector this quarter.
• The truck struggled on the steep downgrades through the mountains.
• He downgrades the software to an earlier version.
• The analyst downgrades the stock from buy to hold.