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- DictionaryDe·gen·er·ate
adjective
- 1. having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline: "a degenerate form of a higher civilization"
- 2. lacking some property, order, or distinctness of structure previously or usually present. technical
noun
- 1. an immoral or corrupt person: "get out of my house, you degenerate!"
verb
- 1. decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally: "the quality of life had degenerated"
The meaning of DEGENERATE is having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state. How to use degenerate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Degenerate.
Degenerate definition: to fall below a normal or desirable level in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. See examples of DEGENERATE used in a sentence.
DEGENERATE definition: 1. to become worse in quality: 2. having low standards of behaviour: 3. someone with low…. Learn more.
noun. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. synonyms: deviant, deviate, pervert. see more. adjective. unrestrained by convention or morality. synonyms: debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, fast, libertine, profligate, riotous. immoral.
DEGENERATE meaning: 1. to become worse in quality: 2. having low standards of behaviour: 3. someone with low…. Learn more.
deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness. the deterioration of the house through neglect. degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression. the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism.
If you refer to someone as a degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality.
1. To fall below a normal or desirable state, especially functionally or morally; deteriorate: old water pipes that are degenerating with age; a dispute that degenerated into a brawl. 2. To decline in quality: The quality of his writing degenerated as he continued to drink. 3. To undergo degeneration.
DEGENERATE meaning: 1. to become worse: 2. having low moral principles. Learn more.
Degenerate definition: Having declined, as in function or nature, from a former or original state.