Meaning of degenerate

(adj) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

(noun) a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

(verb) grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"