Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: degeneracy
IPA transcription: [dɪdʒ'ɛnɚəsi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
    Meaning: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
  • Synonyms: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
    Meaning: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Usage examples
  • The coin paid for the drink is the beginning of the expense; misery, disgrace, degeneracy, and bestialty too often are the unreckoned items.