- DEGENERATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DEGENERATE definition: 1 to become worse in quality: 2 having very low moral standards of behaviour: 3 (of an… Learn more
- Degenerate - Definition, Meaning Synonyms - Vocabulary. com
If something degenerates, it gets worse, like a food fight that degenerates to an all-out spaghetti-throwing war Degenerate can also describe an immoral person — or the behavior of such a person
- DEGENERATE Definition Meaning - Dictionary. com
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 and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe a person or their behaviour as degenerate, you disapprove of them because you think they have low standards of behaviour or morality
- degenerate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
degenerate (comparative more degenerate, superlative most degenerate) (of qualities) Having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal (of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt
- degenerate, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
What does the word degenerate mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word degenerate , one of which is labelled obsolete, and four of which are considered offensive See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
- DEGENERATE Synonyms: 168 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster
Some common synonyms of degenerate are corrupt, iniquitous, nefarious, vicious, and villainous While all these words mean "highly reprehensible or offensive in character, nature, or conduct," degenerate suggests having sunk to an especially vicious or enervated condition
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