as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the sad degenerateness of the writer's last booze-filled days
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Noun
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What’s more, the team observed no structural degradation in the electrochemical core during the test period.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026 -
The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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Tisza is not particularly progressive, and its platform is generally considered center-right, eschewing cultural issues for a campaign laser-targeted on corruption in government.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Polls give Magyar's Tisza party a double-digit lead with Hungarians weary of years of corruption accusations, clashes with the EU and economic stagnation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Degenerateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degenerateness. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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