1a : having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state the last degenerate member of a noble family— W. E. Swinton. b : having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type …
How do you use degenerate?
Degenerate in a Sentence ?
- Without any maintenance, the once grand house began to degenerate into a rundown mansion.
- Everyone expects the divorce negotiations to degenerate into a screaming match between the couple.
- Unfortunately, the relationship my best friend and I used to have has started to degenerate.
What's a degenerate person?
Definitions of degenerate. a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior. synonyms: deviant, deviate, pervert.
