DEGENERACY
Scrabble letter values: D2E1G2E1N1E1R1A1C3Y4 = 17
Definition
- noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. — synonyms: degeneration, decadence, decadency
- noun moral perversion. — synonyms: corruption, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
Examples
- “impairment of virtue and moral principles”
- “the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
- “moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration”