Degenerate — synonyms, definition

1. degenerate (a)

base corrupt debased depraved graceless immoral iniquitous kinky lascivious miscreant perverted profligate reprobate rude shameless sick twisted uncouth unnatural vicious • • •

2. degenerate (Noun)

beast blackguard brute deviant deviate freak good-for-nothing pervert reprobate scoundrel trouble-maker troublemaker villain wretch

degenerate (Noun) — A person whose behaviour deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behaviour.

miscreant reprobate Bugger Goat child molester fetishist lech lecher letch masochist nympho nymphomaniac paederast paedophile pederast pedophile sadist sadomasochist satyr sodomist sodomite

3. degenerate (Verb)

backslide canker cheapen corrode crumble debauch decay decline decompose decrease degrade deprave descend deteriorate devolve die drop dwindle erode fade • • •

degenerate (Verb) — Grow worse. ex. "Conditions in the slums degenerated"

decline worsen fade fatigue jade languish pall rot tire waste weary

4. degenerate (Adjective)

debauched degraded dissipated dissolute fast libertine riotous

degenerate (Adjective) — Unrestrained by convention or morality. ex. "Congreve draws a degenerate aristocratic society"

degenerate (Adjective) — (science and mathematics) being or having multiple states, types, etc. with the same or similar property.