corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
(noun) moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; “the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”; “moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration”; “its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity”; “Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction”
degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
degeneracy (countable and uncountable, plural degeneracies)
the state of being degenerate (in all senses)
(neuroscience) the ability of one part of the brain to take over another's function without being overexerted.
Coordinate term: compensation
Source: Wiktionary
De*gen"er*a*cy, n. Etym: [From Degenerate, a.]
1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse. Willful degeneracy from goodness. Tillotson.
2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness. Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery. Addison. To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy. S. Clarke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
