degeneracy

Example Sentences

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Elizabeth is also the conscience of the piece, befriending the Creature and being alternately attracted to Victor and repulsed by what she sees as his moral degeneracy—never mind his abdication of parental responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

It would be unfair to place the sole blame for the degeneracy of civil norms on one segment of the public.

From Salon

When the scientists saw the lifting of Kramers spin degeneracy, accompanied by the vanishing net magnetisation, they knew they were looking at an altermagnet.

From Science Daily

Normally a quantum mechanical property called degeneracy pressure makes the electrons resist compression, adding support to the core.

From Scientific American

The stories she’s heard — of cruelty and degeneracy, bravery and ingenuity — stagger the imagination.

From Los Angeles Times