DEGENERACY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word degeneracy. (close relations)
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| corruption | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||
| decadence | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | ||||||
| debasement | nounn | |||||
noun • being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating • changing to a lower state (a less respected state) | ||||||
| decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| decline | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| degradation | nounn | |||||
noun • changing to a lower state (a less respected state) • a low or downcast state | ||||||
| deterioration | nounn | |||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||
| decadency | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | ||||||
| degeneration | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||||||
| depravation | nounn | |||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||||||
| depravity | nounn | |||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | ||||||
| putrefaction | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||||||
