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- DictionaryDe·gen·er·a·cy/dəˈjen(ə)rəsē/
noun
- 1. the state or property of being degenerate: "a slide into moral degeneracy"
de· gen· er· a· cy di-ˈjen-rə-sē. -ˈje-nə-, dē-. plural degeneracies. Synonyms of degeneracy. 1. : the state of being degenerate. 2. : the process of becoming degenerate.
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.
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.
noun. the act or state of being degenerate. the process of becoming degenerate. physics the number of degenerate quantum states of a particular orbital, degree of freedom, energy level, etc.
noun [ U ] formal disapproving uk / dɪˈdʒen. ə r.ə.si / us / dɪˈdʒen.ər.ə.si / Add to word list. behaviour that shows very low moral standards: moral degeneracy He wrote about the moral degeneracy that accompanies the accumulation of wealth. He rails against the degeneracy of our times. Fewer examples.
Definitions of degeneracy. noun. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. synonyms: decadence, decadency, degeneration. see more. see less. type of: abasement, abjection, degradation. a low or downcast state.
2 days ago · noun. 1. degenerate state or character. 2. the process of degenerating; decline. 3. degenerate behavior, esp. behavior considered sexually deviant. 4. Physics. the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy.
Definition of degeneracy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
How to use . degeneracy in a sentenceA few funny things happened this spring as the U.S. hurtled along the road to fiscal degeneracy.
1. the act or state of being degenerate. 2. the process of becoming degenerate. 3. (General Physics) physics the number of degenerate quantum states of a particular orbital, degree of freedom, energy level, etc.
