degeneration

== English == === Etymology === From French dégénération, from Latin dēgenerātiō. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: de‧gen‧er‧ation === Noun === degeneration (usually uncountable, plural degenerations) (uncountable, countable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse. (uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure. (uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type. (countable) A thing that has degenerated. ==== Synonyms ==== (process or state of growing worse): decadence, decline, degradation, debasement, degeneracy, deterioration (gaming slang): nerf ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== degenerate degenerative ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Noun === degeneration c (singular definite degenerationen, not used in plural form) degeneration ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “degeneration” in Den Danske Ordbog == Swedish == === Noun === degeneration c degeneration ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “degeneration”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “degeneration”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “degeneration”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)