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degenerate

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That is not the work of an asshole, it is the work of a truly degenerate society.

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Quick take

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of degenerate gathered in one view.

noun

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

verb

grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

adjective

unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for degenerate.

noun

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

See also: pervert, deviant, deviate

verb

grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

See also: devolve, deteriorate, drop

Example sentences

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That is not the work of an asshole, it is the work of a truly degenerate society.

2

Observing these hydrogen lines in the spectrum would be a smoking gun for the single degenerate model.

3

I don't want to see every story's comments degenerate into NSA discussion.

4

So tough and rank cultures tend to fall into a degenerate, enervating pattern of oscillation from one extreme to the other.

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It is also unfortunately true that some topics degenerate to flamewars on HN. Why Mongo is such catalyst is a phenomenon in itself.

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A movement that seems to have contempt for as many people as the populist movement does seems like it could easily degenerate into its own tyranny and purging.

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It's a three-base degenerate code, meaning that there are several three-base DNA sequences representing a given amino acid [1].

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But these are generally rare degenerate cases that stem from poor application design, and would perform equally poorly on a single instance database.

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At worst, they degenerate into sequential bouts of inflation, recession, retaliation, and sometimes actual violence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use degenerate in a sentence?

That is not the work of an asshole, it is the work of a truly degenerate society.

What does degenerate mean?

a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

What part of speech is degenerate?

degenerate is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.