Meaning & Definition of Degenerate in English
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Degenerate
/dɪʤɛnərət/
noun
1. A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
synonym:
- pervert,
- deviant,
- deviate,
- degenerate
verb
1. Grow worse
- "Her condition deteriorated"
- "Conditions in the slums degenerated"
- "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
synonym:
- devolve,
- deteriorate,
- drop,
- degenerate
adjective
1. Unrestrained by convention or morality
- "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"
- "Deplorably dissipated and degraded"
- "Riotous living"
- "Fast women"
synonym:
- debauched,
- degenerate,
- degraded,
- dissipated,
- dissolute,
- libertine,
- profligate,
- riotous,
- fast