Degeneration (Noun)

The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form.

Nouns denoting natural events.

The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The decay of moral values in the community was a clear indication of its degeneration into a society plagued by crime and corruption.
His addiction had led to a degeneration of his mental and physical health, and he was now barely recognizable as the person he once was.
The lack of education and job opportunities had contributed to the cultural degeneration of the neighborhood, where petty crime and violence were now commonplace.
As the years passed, the once-noble institution suffered from a degeneration of its founding principles, becoming more concerned with wealth and power than with serving the greater good.
The exploitation of the vulnerable by those in positions of power was a shocking example of the degeneration of basic human decency in the organization.