degenerate vs child molester

child molester vs degenerate

degenerate and child molester both are nouns.

degenerate is an adjective but child molester is not an adjective.

degenerate is a verb but child molester is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
degenerate	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
child molester	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, child molester is a hyponym of degenerate; that is, child molester is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than degenerate:

degenerate: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
child molester: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

Other hyponyms of degenerate include fetishist, masochist, nympho, nymphomaniac, paederast, pederast, paedophile, pedophile, sadist, sadomasochist, lech, lecher, letch, satyr, bugger, sod, sodomist, sodomite.

degenerate (noun)	child molester (noun)
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior	a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner

degenerate (adjective)	child molester (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality

degenerate (verb)	child molester (verb)
grow progressively worse

Difference between degenerate and child molester

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