none of the definitions so far were correct.
A degenerate is a person who has declined, as in morals or character, from a type or standard considered normal.
a degenerate is usually a person who is frowned upon by society for being an individual. Like me. Is it so wrong to be different?
The opposite of something that "generates". In a social context, it means an activity or individual that erodes society, that helps in destroying it. Sexual promiscuity, drugs, crime, dangerous activities, and pretty much anything that goes against the nuclear family.