DEGENERATE

adj. pertaining to degeneration or deterioration; depraved, wicked

v. become worse, deteriorate; lose quality; deteriorate into a state of low moral values; cause deterioration

n. mental retard; sexual pervert, one who has does not follow the accepted moral standards

Degeneracy (for the quality; degeneration for the process; adj. and v. degenerate), from the Latin de-generare "to depart from its kind or genus, to fall from its proper or ancestral quality" can refer to:In science and mathematics:Degeneracy (mathematics), a limiting case in which a class of object changes its nature so as to belong to another, usually simpler, classDegenerate matter, a very highly compressed phase of matter where all or some of the electron orbits have collapsed from pressureDegenerate energy levels, different arrangements of a physical system which have the same energyMedical degeneration:Degenerative disease, disease which causes deterioration over timeDegeneration in social ideology:Degenerate art, a term adopted by the Nazi regime in Germany to describe virtually all modern artIn popular culture:"Degenerate" - song by blink-182 from the album Dude Ranch (album)
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Noun
1. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
(synonym) pervert, deviant, deviate
(hypernym) reprobate, miscreant
(hyponym) fetishist
Verb
1. grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
(synonym) devolve, deteriorate, drop
(hypernym) worsen, decline
(hyponym) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
(derivation) degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
Adjective
1. unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
(synonym) debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast
(similar) immoral

v. degenerate, deteriorate, get worse, decrease in quality; go to the dogs

n. degenerate, sexual pervert, profligate, licentious person

adj. degenerate, depraved, wicked

v. retrogress; degenerate; bastardize

v. degenerate