degeneration meaning
UK US /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ 5 syllables
degeneration (noun): the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality.
degeneration has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
degeneration as a noun
- the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
Synonyms: devolution
Type of: process
Kinds: attack, obsolescence, macular degeneration
Related forms: degenerate
- the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Synonyms: degeneracy, decadence, decadency
Type of: abasement
Related forms: degenerate
- passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
Synonyms: retrogression
Type of: transformation
Kinds: abiotrophy, cataplasia
degeneration in a sentence
- Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
How to pronounce degeneration
degeneration is pronounced /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/ in American English. It has 5 syllables, with the stress on the fourth syllable.
Words that rhyme with degeneration
Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ON · 12-letter words
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