Definition & Meaning of "degeneracy"in English

Degeneracy

the decline of moral principles

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

degeneracies

Examples

The professor's controversial theories were met with accusations of intellectual degeneracy by his peers.

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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