degeneration

CEFRB2

/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The process of becoming worse in quality or condition.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.

Examples

  • Macular degeneration primarily affects Caucasian people, usually those with light colored eyes.

  • Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Citations
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.

  3. A thing that has degenerated.

More examples

In context

  • fatty degeneration of the liver

  • The modern cry of "more liberty and less creed" is a degeneration from a vertebrate to a jellyfish.

  • Hence, regional soil degenerations and podsolization was probably an important factor contributing to the retrogressive change in the forest composition at the end of the mesocratic phase..

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From French dégénération, from Latin dēgenerātiō.