degeneracy
(noun)
noun
1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Similar word(s): decadence, decadency, degeneration
Definition categories: state, abasement, abjection, degradation
2. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
Similar word(s): corruption, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
Definition categories: attribute, immorality