the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
Word Forms
degenerate
verb
grow worse
decadent
adjective
marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
deprave
verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
depraved
adjective
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Entartung
der Zustand der Degenerierung geistiger oder moralischer Qualitäten
🇫🇷French
dégénérescence
l'état d'être dégénéré dans les qualités mentales ou morales
🇪🇸Spanish
degeneración
el estado de degeneración en cualidades mentales o morales
🇮🇹Italian
degenerazione
lo stato di essere degenerato nelle qualità mentali o morali
🇳🇱Dutch
degeneratie
de staat van gedegenereerd zijn in mentale of morele kwaliteiten
🇵🇹Portuguese
degeneração
o estado de ser degenerado em qualidades mentais ou morais
🇷🇺Russian
вырождение
состояние деградации умственных или моральных качеств
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पतन
मानसिक या नैतिक गुणों में गिरावट होने की अवस्था या भाव
🇧🇩Bengali
অধঃপতন
মানসিক বা নৈতিক গুণাবলীর অধঃপতনের অবস্থা
🇮🇳Tamil
சீரழிவு
மன அல்லது தார்மீக குணங்களில் சீரழிந்த நிலை
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షీణత
మానసిక లేదా నైతిక లక్షణాలలో క్షీణించిన స్థితి
🇮🇳Marathi
अध:पतन
मानसिक किंवा नैतिक गुणांमध्ये अध:पतन होण्याची स्थिती
🇮🇳Gujarati
અધોગતિ
માનસિક અથવા નૈતિક ગુણોમાં અધોગતિની સ્થિતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವನತಿ
ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕ ಗುಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನತಿ ಹೊಂದುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപചയം
മാനസികമോ ധാർമ്മികമോ ആയ ഗുണങ്ങളിൽ അധഃപതിച്ച അവസ്ഥ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਪਤਨ
ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਤਨ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
تنزلی
ذہنی یا اخلاقی خصوصیات میں تنزلی کی حالت
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
退化
精神或道德品质退化的状态
🇯🇵Japanese
退化
精神的または道徳的性質が退化している状態
🇰🇷Korean
퇴화
정신적, 도덕적 자질이 타락한 상태
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự thoái hóa
tình trạng suy thoái về phẩm chất tinh thần hoặc đạo đức
🇹🇭Thai
ความเสื่อม
ภาวะเสื่อมถอยทางจิตใจหรือศีลธรรม
🇮🇩Indonesian
degenerasi
keadaan merosot dalam kualitas mental atau moral
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkabulok
ang estado ng pagiging degenerate sa mental o moral na mga katangian
🇲🇾Malay
degenerasi
keadaan kemerosotan dalam kualiti mental atau moral
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انحطاط
حالة الانحطاط في الصفات العقلية أو الأخلاقية
🇮🇷Persian
انحطاط
حالت انحطاط از نظر کیفیات روحی یا اخلاقی
🇹🇷Turkish
yozlaşma
zihinsel veya ahlaki niteliklerde dejenere olma durumu
🇮🇱Hebrew
ניוון
המצב של מנוון בתכונות נפשיות או מוסריות
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'degeneracy'?
The primary meaning of 'degeneracy' is 'the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'degeneracy' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'degeneracy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'degeneracy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'degeneracy' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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