degenerate state or character.

the process of degenerating; decline.

degenerate behavior, esp. behavior considered sexually deviant.

Physics . the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy.

noun

morality , development , improvement

noun

abasement , decadence , degradation , depravity , dissoluteness , downfall , immorality , inferiority , meanness , poorness , atrophy , debasement , declination , decline , decrease , depravation , devolution , downgrade , declension , degeneration