Definition of degeneration Degeneration

/dɪʤɛˌnɚejˈʃʌn/ - [dijenereyshun] - de•gen•er•a•tion

We found 13 definitions of degeneration from 5 different sources.

What does degeneration mean?

Noun Plural: degenerations
degeneration - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
		devolution
		evolution, development (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
		physical process, process a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
		attack a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase
		obsolescence the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence"
degeneration - passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
		retrogression
		transmutation, transformation, shift an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
		abiotrophy a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury
degeneration - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
		degeneracy, decadence, decadency
		abjection, abasement, degradation a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

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degeneration (Noun)
The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
degeneration (Noun)
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.
degeneration (Noun)
Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
degeneration (Noun)
A thing that has degenerated.

degeneration (n.)
The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.
degeneration (n.)
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; as, fatty degeneration of the liver.
degeneration (n.)
A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
degeneration (n.)
The thing degenerated.