In lang=en terms the difference between degenerate and collapse
is that
degenerate is to cause to lose good or desirable qualities while
collapse is to pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
As nouns the difference between degenerate and collapse
is that
degenerate is one is degenerate, who has fallen from previous stature while
collapse is the act of collapsing.
As verbs the difference between degenerate and collapse
is that
degenerate is to lose good or desirable qualities while
collapse is to fall down suddenly; to cave in.
As an adjective degenerate
is (of qualities) having deteriorated, degraded or fallen from normal, coherent, balanced and desirable to undesirable and typically abnormal.