degeneration 音标拼音: [dɪdʒ
, ɛnɚ'eʃən]
n . 退化,恶化,堕落
退化,恶化,堕落
degeneration n 1 :
the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality [
synonym :
{
degeneration }, {
devolution }] [
ant : {
development },
{
evolution }]
2 :
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [
synonym : {
degeneracy }, {
degeneration }, {
decadence }, {
decadency }]
3 :
passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form [
synonym : {
degeneration }, {
retrogression }]
Degeneration \
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1 .
The act or state of growing worse ,
or the state of having become worse ;
decline ;
degradation ;
debasement ;
degeneracy ;
deterioration .
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Our degeneration and apostasy . --
Bates .
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2 . (
Physiol .)
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 .
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3 . (
Biol .)
A gradual deterioration ,
from natural causes ,
of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs ;
hereditary degradation of type .
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4 .
The thing degenerated . [
R .]
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Cockle ,
aracus , . . .
and other degenerations . --
Sir T .
Browne .
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{
Amyloid degeneration }, {
Caseous degeneration },
etc .
See under {
Amyloid }, {
Caseous },
etc .
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131 Moby Thesaurus words for "
degeneration ":
abandon ,
abandonment ,
abjection ,
about -
face ,
accommodation ,
adaptation ,
adjustment ,
alteration ,
amelioration ,
apostasy ,
atrophy ,
betterment ,
break ,
change ,
change of heart ,
changeableness ,
closed loop ,
closed sequence ,
comedown ,
constructive change ,
continuity ,
conversion ,
corruptedness ,
corruption ,
corruptness ,
current -
control circuit ,
debasement ,
decadence ,
decadency ,
declension ,
declination ,
decline ,
defection ,
deformation ,
degeneracy ,
degenerateness ,
degenerative change ,
degradation ,
demoralization ,
demotion ,
depravation ,
depravedness ,
depravity ,
depreciation ,
derogation ,
descent ,
deterioration ,
deviation ,
devolution ,
difference ,
discontinuity ,
dissoluteness ,
divergence ,
diversification ,
diversion ,
diversity ,
downfall ,
downgrade ,
downtrend ,
downturn ,
downward mobility ,
downward trend ,
drop ,
dying ,
ebb ,
effeteness ,
fading ,
failing ,
failure ,
failure of nerve ,
fall ,
falling -
off ,
feedback ,
fitting ,
flip -
flop ,
flip -
flop circuit ,
gradual change ,
improvement ,
involution ,
lapse ,
loss of tone ,
melioration ,
mitigation ,
modification ,
modulation ,
moral pollution ,
moral turpitude ,
overthrow ,
perversion ,
positive feedback ,
process loop ,
profligacy ,
qualification ,
quality loop ,
radical change ,
re -
creation ,
realignment ,
redesign ,
reform ,
reformation ,
regression ,
remaking ,
renewal ,
reprobacy ,
reshaping ,
restructuring ,
retrocession ,
retrogradation ,
retrogression ,
reversal ,
reversed feedback ,
revival ,
revivification ,
revolution ,
rottenness ,
shift ,
slippage ,
slump ,
sudden change ,
switch ,
total change ,
transition ,
turn ,
turnabout ,
turpitude ,
upheaval ,
variation ,
variety ,
violent change ,
wane ,
worsening
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DEGENERATION Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster deterioration, degeneration, decadence, decline mean the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality deterioration implies generally the impairment of value or usefulness degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression
DEGENERATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary DEGENERATION definition: 1 the process by which something gets worse: 2 the process by which something gets worse: 3… Learn more
DEGENERATION Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DEGENERATION definition: the process of degenerating See examples of degeneration used in a sentence
DEGENERATION Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster Some common synonyms of degeneration are decadence, decline, and deterioration While all these words mean "the falling from a higher to a lower level in quality, character, or vitality," degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression
DEGENERATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary The evolution and degeneration of ecosystems in estuaries and coastal zones are becoming a general trend worldwide
Degeneration - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Degeneration is a process of decline Anything that’s getting worse is going through degeneration A grand old mansion that’s now abandoned and covered with weeds is in a state of degeneration
degeneration noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of degeneration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
degeneration, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun degeneration, one of which is considered offensive See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
Degeneration - definition of degeneration by The Free Dictionary Define degeneration degeneration synonyms, degeneration pronunciation, degeneration translation, English dictionary definition of degeneration n 1 The process of degenerating 2 The state of being degenerate 3 Medicine Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with