degeneration
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degeneration
- /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French dégénération, from Latin dēgenerātiō.
noun degenerations
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The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
The modern cry of "more liberty and less creed" is a degeneration from a vertebrate to a jellyfish.
Similar: decadence, decline, degradation, debasement, degeneracy, deterioration
- That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure. fatty degeneration of the liver
- Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
- A thing that has degenerated. cockle, aracus, […] and other degenerations
Similar: nerf
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: degeneracy, retrogression, degenerative, deterioration, worsening, degradation, loss, corruption, decay, illness, decline, dieback, decadence, downfall, debasement, impairment
noun
Similar: nerf
Translations
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noun process or state of growing worse
| Español | degeneración |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 悪化 akka |
| 中文 | 惡化 /恶化 èhuà, 退行 tuìxíng |
| Português | degeneração |
| Deutsch | Entartung |
| Italiano | degenerazione |
| Română | degenerare, degradare, degenerări |
| Русский | вырожде́ние vyroždénije, упа́док upádok |
| עברית | החמרה |
noun condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become diminished
| Español | degeneración |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 退化 taika |
| 中文 | 退化 tuìhuà |
| हिन्दी | अपघटन apaghṭan |
| Português | degeneração |
| Français | dégénérescence, dégénération |
| Deutsch | Degeneration |
| Italiano | degenerazione |
| Română | degenerare |
| Русский | дегенера́ция degenerácija |
| עברית | דגנרציה |
noun gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants
| Español | degeneración |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अपघटन apaghṭan |
| Português | degeneração |
| Français | dégénérescence, dégénération |
| Română | degenerare |
| Русский | вырожде́ние vyroždénije, дегенера́ция degenerácija |
| עברית | התנוונות |
noun something degenerated
| Español | degeneración |
|---|
Talk about this word "degeneration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/degeneration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. degeneration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/degeneration "degeneration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/degeneration.Cite this
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