degeneration

1. (noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Synonyms: retrogression
Related Words: abiotrophy, cataplasia, shift, transformation, transmutation

2. (noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Related Words: process

3. (noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Synonyms: degeneracy
Related Words: abasement, abjection, degradation



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