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Vocabulary Spotlight

Degenerate

Part of Speech: Verb / Adjective

Definition: पतित होना (Patit hona) – To decline in quality, morals, or structure.

Pronunciation

[dih-jen-uh-reyt]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Deteriorate – बिगड़ना (bigadna)
Decline – पतन होना (patan hona)

Related Words

Corrupt – भ्रष्ट (bhrasht)
Decay – सड़न (sadan)

Word Origin

“Degenerate” shabd Latin se aaya hai jisme “degenerare” ka matlab hai “to decline”. Yeh 15th century mein English mein aaya.

Word Family

Verb: Degenerate – पतित होना (patit hona)

Noun: Degeneration – पतन (patan)

Usage Examples

1. Unki health dheere-dheere degenerate ho rahi thi.

– His health was gradually degenerating.

2. Society ka culture kuch jagahon par degenerate ho gaya hai.

– The culture of society has degenerated in some areas.

Cultural Note

Bharat mein “degenerate” ka prayog tab hota hai jab kisi cheez ya vyakti ke moral, health, ya quality mein girawat aa rahi ho.

In Context

“Degenerate” shabd aksar health, society aur moral values ke context mein istemaal hota hai jab quality ya standard gir raha ho.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Degenerate” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Deteriorate (बिगड़ना)
Improve (सुधारना)
Grow (बढ़ना)
Maintain (बनाए रखना)

‘Deteriorate’ sahi jawab hai kyunki degenerate ka matlab hai quality ya value mein girawat aana.

“Degenerate” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Greek (यूनानी)
French (फ्रेंच)
Latin (लैटिन)
German (जर्मन)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki degenerate ka asal shabd Latin ke “degenerare” se aaya hai.

Degenerate ke liye kaun sa shabd synonym nahi hai?

Decline (पतन होना)
Deteriorate (बिगड़ना)
Corrupt (भ्रष्ट)
Enhance (बढ़ाना)

‘Enhance’ sahi jawab hai kyunki enhance aur improve degenerate ke opposite hain.