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phrasedegenerate into
degenerate into sth if something degenerates into a confused, violent, or unpleasant situation, it becomes more and more confused, violent etc: The march degenerated into violence as demonstrators smashed barriers and threw stones at police. The discussion degenerated into a shouting match.
degenerate into (something)To get worse and enter an unpleasant state. Concerts always seem to degenerate into chaos once it's time to leave the venue. If you don't exercise regularly, your muscles will degenerate into mush. degenerate into somethingto decay into something; to break down into something. The peace rally degenerated into a riot. I was afraid that the party would degenerate into a drinking contest. |