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Word: Degenerate
Speech Type: Adjective
late 15th century: from Latin degeneratus ‘no longer of its kind’, from the verb degenerare, from degener ‘debased’, from de- ‘away from’ + genus, gener- ‘race, kind’
dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rət
having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline
Short Definition:having lost good qualities
Examples:- a degenerate form of a higher civilization
lacking some usual or expected property or quality.
Short Definition:lacking property or quality
Word: Degenerate
Speech Type: Noun
dɪˈdʒɛn(ə)rət
an immoral or corrupt person
Short Definition:immoral or corrupt person
Examples:- get out of my house, you degenerate!
Word: Degenerate
Speech Type: Verb
dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally
Short Definition:decline or deteriorate
Examples:- the quality of life had degenerated
- the debate degenerated into a brawl
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