degeneration :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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n. the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality

n. passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

n. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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n. change toward something smaller or lower

n. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

n. process of changing to an inferior state

n. separation into component parts

n. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

n. any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)

n. serious weakening and loss of energy

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