Degeneracy: alternatives and connections

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation.

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The act of bringing down or humbling.

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The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society; diminution; as, th…

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The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

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Decaying; deteriorating.

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Decaying; deteriorating.

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The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putref…

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Alt. of Decadency

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A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence."

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The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

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Detraction; depreciation.

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The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of…

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The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay of albuminous or other matter.

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