Hyphenation of degeneracy

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word degeneracy? This word can be hyphenated and contains 5 syllables as shown below.

de-gen-er-a-cy

Definitions of degeneracy:

1.	The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
2.	Moral perversion Impairment of virtue and moral principles The luxury and corruption among the upper classes Moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration Its brothels
3.	Its opium parlors
4.	Its depravity Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction

Synonyms of degeneracy:

noun	degeneration, decadence, decadency, abasement, degradation, abjection
noun	corruption, depravity, immorality

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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