Synonyms for degeneration


Grammar : Noun
Spell : dih-jen-uh-rey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən


Définition of degeneration

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French dégéneration (15c.) or directly from Late Latin degenerationem (nominative degeneratio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin degenerare (see degenerate (adj.)).
  • noun deterioration
Example sentences :
  • In both sexes there is a tendency to neurosis and degeneration.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • Alcohol especially facilitates the degeneration of sexual life.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • The exact cause of the degeneration has not yet been found, but the fact is certain.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • I have designated this degeneration by the term blastophthoria.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • That degeneration was not confined to the great emigrant race.
  • Extract from : « Legends of the Saxon Saints » by Aubrey de Vere
  • Histolysis: the degeneration and dissolution of organic tissue.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • Their degeneration, as she regarded it, had not begun when she married Mr. Cinch.
  • Extract from : « Tin-Types Taken in the Streets of New York » by Lemuel Ely Quigg
  • There are yet other evidences of degeneration; witness the eroticism that is to be found in our literature.
  • Extract from : « Religion and Lust » by James Weir
  • The inevitable result would be degeneration in some form or other.
  • Extract from : « Religion and Lust » by James Weir
  • Mild forms of these types of degeneration are very abundant.
  • Extract from : « Religion and Lust » by James Weir

Antonyms for degeneration

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