degenerates
Slides into corruption
Degenerates is the plural of degenerate—a person whose behavior or character has declined from an accepted standard, often implying moral corruption or deviance: The politician called his opponents degenerates.
The word carries strong disapproval, though some reclaim it ironically: Just us degenerates playing video games until 3 AM.
As a verb (de-JEN-er-ates), it means to decline or deteriorate: The discussion quickly degenerates into personal attacks.
People breaking social norms
- outcastsRejected, excluded people
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
- criminalsLawbreakers by act
- lowlifesDisreputable, immoral people
miscreants · reprobates · ne'er-do-wells · riffraff · scum · dregs · undesirables · hooligans
Profound moral corruption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- perversionCorruption or deviant distortion
licentiousness · profligacy · corruption · immorality · sin · iniquity · transgression · disgrace
Wasting from disuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
withering · decline · regression · devolution · mutation · breakdown · deformity · malformation
Gradual organic breakdown
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- erosionGradual wearing away
corrosion · crumbling · rusting · oxidation · breakdown · dilapidation · ruination · wear
deviants
People breaking social norms
- outcastsRejected, excluded people
- delinquentsYoung criminals or troublemakers
- criminalsLawbreakers by act
lowlifes · miscreants · reprobates · ne'er-do-wells · riffraff · scum · dregs · undesirables · hooligans · thugs
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
perversion · licentiousness · profligacy · corruption · immorality · sin · iniquity · transgression · disgrace · infamy
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- degradationDecline in condition
wasting · withering · decline · regression · devolution · mutation · breakdown · deformity · malformation · dystrophy
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
erosion · corrosion · crumbling · rusting · oxidation · breakdown · dilapidation · ruination · wear · weathering
deteriorates
Becomes progressively worse
slides · slips · falls · sinks · devolves · backslides · weakens · falters · ebbs · wanes
degeneratesimproves
Gets better gradually
regenerates · develops · ameliorates · enhances · upgrades
degeneratesparagons
Perfect examples of something
saints · role models · pillars of society · exemplars · righteous
- degenerative diseasesConditions causing gradual deterioration
- macular degenerationRetinal disease causing central blindness
- degenerative conditionDisease causing gradual decline
- degenerative disc diseaseSpinal cushion deterioration condition
- degenerative discDeteriorating spinal cushion
- degenerate artCreatively corrupt works
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