degeneracy
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Types & categories
- abasement hypernym
Related & opposite
- degenerate derivation
- decadent derivation
Sense 2 noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
Types & categories
- immorality hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degenerate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decadent |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | abasement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | reprobate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | immorality |