Timeline for Word for an upgrade which is really not an upgrade
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| Oct 26, 2018 at 21:24 | comment | added | Roger Sinasohn | @lessthanideal - yes, the verb downgrade means to go back to a previous version, but the noun downgrade can (and does, in my experience) refer to something that makes things worse. The Oxford Dictionaries' defines downgrade (noun) as An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance. Such as a reduction of functionality or usability. Even more clearly, Merriam-Webster defines it as a descent toward an inferior state. | |
| Oct 25, 2018 at 10:01 | comment | added | lessthanideal | Downgrade commonly means to reverse an upgrade. "I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 but I didn't like it, so I downgraded again." | |
| May 16, 2017 at 22:31 | history | answered | Roger Sinasohn | CC BY-SA 3.0 |