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English noun: degeneration | |||
| 1. | degeneration (process) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | ||
| Synonyms | devolution | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | physical process, process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attack, macular degeneration, obsolescence | ||
| Antonyms | evolution, development | ||
| 2. | degeneration (state) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | ||
| Synonyms | decadence, decadency, degeneracy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | abasement, abjection, degradation | ||
| 3. | degeneration (event) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||
| Synonyms | retrogression | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift, transformation, transmutation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abiotrophy, cataplasia | ||
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