degeneration

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noun

1. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
devolution
• Ant:
evolution (for: devolution)
• Derivationally related forms:
degenerate
• Hypernyms:
process, physical process
• Hyponyms:
attack, obsolescence, macular degeneration
2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
• Syn:
degeneracy, decadence, decadency
• Derivationally related forms:
decadent (for: decadency), decadent (for: decadence), degenerate
• Hypernyms:
abasement, degradation, abjection
3. passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
• Syn:
retrogression
• Hypernyms:
transformation, transmutation, shift
• Hyponyms:
abiotrophy, cataplasia

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  retrogression, degeneracy, decadence, decadency, devolution
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  development, evolution