English dictionary

degeneration

/d/I/,/dZ//E/n/@/'r/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

noun.process

Synonyms devolution

Antonyms development evolution

Source: WordNet 3.0
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

noun.state

Synonyms decadence decadency degeneracy

Source: WordNet 3.0
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

noun.event

Synonyms retrogression

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

noun

Source: webster1913