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degeneracy: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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profligacy collapse: dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

turpitude collapse

moral turpitude collapse

slippage collapse: failing to hold or slipping out of place; "the knots allowed no slippage"; a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping; decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

depravation collapse

depravity collapse: a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice; "the various turpitudes of modern society"

decadence collapse

downward trend collapse

derogation collapse: (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"

demotion collapse: act of lowering in rank or position

involution collapse: the action of enfolding something; a long and intricate and complicated grammatical construction; reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)

downfall collapse: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

downturn collapse: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn"

retrogression collapse

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

vice collapse: a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

degeneration collapse: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form; the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

regression collapse: returning to a former state; the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

deterioration collapse: process of changing to an inferior state; a symptom of reduced quality or strength

declension collapse: a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

comedown collapse: decline to a lower status or level

fading collapse

atrophy collapse: any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; undergo atrophy; "Muscles that are not used will atrophy"

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