Uk English Meaning of degenerate
degenerate
Other Uk English words related to degenerate
Nearest Words of degenerate
- degenerated => degenerated
- degenerately => degenerately
- degenerateness => degeneracy
- degenerating => degenerating
- degeneration => degeneration
- degenerationist => degenerationist
- degenerative => degenerative
- degenerative arthritis => Degenerative arthritis
- degenerative disorder => degenerative disorder
- degenerative joint disease => degenerative joint disease
Definitions and Meaning of degenerate in English
degenerate (n)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
degenerate (v)
grow worse
degenerate (s)
unrestrained by convention or morality
degenerate (a.)
Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state; having declined in worth; having lost in goodness; deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.
degenerate (v. i.)
To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner, or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to deteriorate.
To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.
FAQs About the word degenerate
degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior, grow worse, unrestrained by convention or moralityHaving become worse th
decadent,decayed,Degraded,effete,overripe,washed-up,Weak,weakened,debased,debauched
undecadent
degeneracy => degeneracy, degener => degener, degender => degender, degaussing => degaussing, degauss => Degauss,