Hyphenation of DEGENERATE

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word DEGENERATE? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

DE-GEN-ER-ATE

Definitions of DEGENERATE:

1.
A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
2.
Grow worse
Her condition deteriorated Conditions in the slums degenerated The discussion devolved into a shouting match
3.
Unrestrained by convention or morality
Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society Deplorably dissipated and degraded Riotous living Fast women

Synonyms of DEGENERATE:

adj debauched, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast, immoral
noun pervert, deviant, deviate, reprobate, miscreant
verb devolve, deteriorate, drop, worsen, decline

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