See degenerate in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
adjective
Utterly reprehensible in nature or behavior:
corrupt, depraved, flagitious, miscreant, perverse, rotten, unhealthy, villainous. See clean, good
verb
To become lower in quality, character, or condition:
atrophy, decline, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink, worsen. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed , go to the dogs. See betterTo lose strength or power:
decline, deteriorate, fade, fail, flag2, languish, sink, wane, waste (away), weaken. (Informal) fizzle (out). Idioms: go downhill, hit the skids. See increase, strong
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