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/dɪˈdʒɛn.ə.rət/
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/dɪˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/
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degenerate
noun
degenerates
pl
UK
/dɪˈdʒen.ər.ət/
US
/dɪˈdʒɛn.ɚ.ət/
un dégénéré
Péjoratif.
The town viewed him as a degenerate due to his constant involvement in criminal activities.
La ville le considérait comme un dégénéré en raison de ses activités criminelles constantes.
Additional translations
un dépravé
Péjoratif; plus fréquent pour un comportement moralement corrompu.
Synonyms
deviant
dissolute
reprobate
pervert
miscreant
degenerate
verb
degenerated
Past Simple
degenerated
Past Participle
degenerating
Gerund
UK
/dɪˈdʒen.ər.ət/
US
/dɪˈdʒɛn.ɚ.ət/
dégénérer
The abandoned building began to degenerate over the years, becoming a safety hazard.
Le bâtiment abandonné a commencé à dégénérer au fil des années, devenant un danger pour la sécurité.
Synonyms
devolve
deteriorate
decline
worsen
regress
degenerate
adjective
more degenerate
Comp.
most degenerate
Super.
UK
/dɪˈdʒɛn.ə.rət/
US
/dɪˈdʒɛn.ə.reɪt/
dégénéré
The once thriving neighborhood had become a degenerate area, plagued by crime and neglect.
L'ancien quartier prospère était devenu une zone dégénérée, ravagée par la criminalité et la négligence.
Synonyms
declined
diminished
wretched
debased
corrupt
degraded
deteriorated
Antonyms
upright
noble
virtuous
Definitions
degenerate
noun
A person whose behavior deviates from what is considered morally or socially acceptable.
The town viewed him as a degenerate due to his constant involvement in criminal activities.
A person who has declined in physical, mental, or moral qualities from a standard considered normal or desirable.
The novel's protagonist is portrayed as a degenerate, having lost all sense of purpose and direction.
degenerate
verb
To decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
The abandoned building began to degenerate over the years, becoming a safety hazard.
To change to a worse state or condition.
The discussion quickly degenerated into a heated argument.
degenerate
adjective
Having declined or deteriorated in physical, mental, or moral qualities.
The once thriving neighborhood had become a degenerate area, plagued by crime and neglect.
Lacking some property, order, or distinctness of structure previously or usually present.
The degenerate form of the plant was unable to produce flowers.
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