Degenerate

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

dɪˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt

Definitions

One who is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature; an immoral or corrupt person.

Equivalents

Españoldegenerado degenerar degenerarsedepravado

Françaisdégénéré dégénérer dégradédégrader dépravé se dégrader

DeutschAsozialer assi degeneriertdekadent entarten entartet widernatürlich

22 more languages

العربيةمنحل، منحط

Catalàdegenerar

Danskdegenereret

Suomidegeneratiivinen degeneroida degeneroituadegeneroitunut rappeuttaa rappeutua rappioittaa rappioitua

Gaeilgemeathlaigh

Gàidhligdaoidh rach bhuaithe

Galegodexenerado

हिन्दीलफ़ंगा

Italianodegenerare degenerate degeneratoscellerato snaturato

日本語堕変質者退化する

Nederlandsontaard ontaarden

Polskidegenerat degeneratka degenerować sięwykolejeniec zdegenerowany zwyrodniały zwyrodnieć

Portuguêsdegenerado degenerar

Românădegenera degenerat degradadegradat

Русскийвыродившийся выродок вырождатьсявырожде́нец вырожденный дегенерат дегенера́тка дегенерировать деградировавший опустившийся

Svenskadegenerera urarta

தமிழ்சீரழி

Türkçebozmak bozulmak dejeneredejenere etmek dejenere olmak dejenereleşmek soysuz soysuzlaşmak soysuzlaştırmak yoz yozlaşmak yozlaşmış yozlaştırmak

Українськавироджений вироджуватися виродитисяви́родок дегенерат дегенерува́ти

Examples

“In the cult of degenerates, acts of decency, kindness and modesty could be seen as acts of apostasy.”

“The undeveloped or mysterically confused thought which exists in savages is fully exemplified in the childish or crazy atavistic anthropomorphism and symbolism so prevalent among degenerates.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

degenerate conic degenerate matrix degenerate matter Degenerated Degenerately Degenerateness

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