| NOUN | process | degeneration, devolution | the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality |
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| state | degeneration, degeneracy, decadence, decadency | the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | |
| event | degeneration, retrogression | passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form |
| Sounds | dihjheh.nerey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality. | |
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| Synonym | devolution | |
| Narrower | attack | The onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) |
| macular degeneration | eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision | |
| obsolescence | The process of becoming obsolete | |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
| Opposite | development, evolution | A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage / stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) |
| Spanish | degeneración | |
| Catalan | degeneració | |
| Verbs | degenerate | grow worse |
| Meaning | The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. | |
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| Synonyms | degeneracy, decadence, decadency | |
| Broader | abasement, degradation, abjection | A low or downcast state |
| Spanish | decadencia, degeneración | |
| Catalan | decadència, degeneració | |
| Verbs | degenerate | grow worse |
| Meaning | Passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form. | |
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| Synonym | retrogression | |
| Narrower | abiotrophy | A loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury |
| cataplasia | (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form | |
| Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
| Spanish | degeneración | |
| Catalan | degeneració | |
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