堕する

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 堕する is read as だする and means degenerating or sinking into an undesirable state.
• Basic usage: It can describe a discussion becoming mere abuse or practice degenerating into repetitive work.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A discussion deteriorating
  • 悪口に堕する means that a discussion loses its constructive substance and descends into mere abuse. Example: 議論が単なる悪口に堕するのを避けましょう。
• An activity becoming monotonous
  • 繰り返しに堕する means that an activity is reduced to repeating the same work. Example: 練習が同じ作業の繰り返しに堕して、皆が飽きてしまいました。