Degeneracy /(?)/

De·gen·er·a·cy

Degeneracy

n.
  1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
    Willful degeneracy from goodness.
  2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.
    Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.
    To recover mankind out of their universal corruption and degeneracy.