degeneration

English Thesaurus

1. passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form (noun.event)

hypernym	:	shift, transformation, transmutation,
definition	:	a qualitative change (noun.event)

hyponym	:	abiotrophy,
definition	:	a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury (noun.event)

hyponym	:	cataplasia,
definition	:	(biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form (noun.event)

2. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

hypernym	:	physical process, process,
definition	:	a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	attack,
definition	:	the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent) (noun.process)

hyponym	:	obsolescence,
definition	:	the process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date (noun.process)

hyponym	:	macular degeneration,
definition	:	eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness (noun.state)

3. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state)

hypernym	:	abasement, abjection, degradation,
definition	:	a low or downcast state (noun.state)

4. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

antonym	:	development, evolution,
definition	:	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)

derivation	:	degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.body)

5. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state)

derivation	:	decadent, effete,
definition	:	marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay (adj.all)

6. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

antonym	:	development, evolution,
definition	:	a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage) (noun.process)

derivation	:	degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop, degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop,
definition	:	grow worse (verb.body)

7. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities (noun.state)

derivation	:	decadent, effete,
definition	:	marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay (adj.all)