Definitions for Degeneration
dɪˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃənde·gen·er·a·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degeneration, devolutionnoun

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

2. degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadencynoun

   the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

3. degeneration, retrogressionnoun

   passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degenerationnoun

   The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

2. degenerationnoun

   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.

   fatty degeneration of the liver

3. degenerationnoun

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

4. degenerationnoun

   The thing degenerated.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Degenerationnoun

   Etymology: from degenerate.

   1. A deviation from the virtue of one’s ancestors.2. A falling from a more excellent state to one of less worth.3. The thing changed from its primitive state.

   In plants, wherein there is no distinction of sexes, these transplantations are yet more obvious than they; as that of barley into oats, of wheat into darnell; and those grains which generally arise among corn, as cockle, aracus, œgilops, and other degenerations. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iii. c. 17.

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1. degeneration

   Degeneration is a process or condition characterized by the deterioration, decline, or loss of properties, functions, or conditions in an organism, structure, or system, often resulting from aging, disease, or overuse. This can occur in various contexts such as biology, where it refers to the progressive decline in the physiological functioning of an organ or tissue, or in technology, where it can refer to the gradual wear and tear of a device or system.

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1. Degenerationnoun

   the act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration

2. Degenerationnoun

   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

3. Degenerationnoun

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

4. Degenerationnoun

   the thing degenerated

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. dgnration.]

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1. Degeneration

   The idea of degeneration goes back to the 18th century, and had significant influence on science, art and politics from the 1850s to the 1950s. The social theory developed consequently from Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution. Evolution meant that mankind's development was no longer fixed and certain, but could change and evolve or degenerate into an unknown future, possibly a bleak future that clashes with the analogy between evolution and civilization as a progressive positive direction. As a consequence, theorists assumed the human species might be overtaken by a more adaptable species or circumstances might change and suit a more adapted species. Degeneration theory presented a pessimistic outlook for the future of western civilization as it believed the progress of the 19th century had begun to work against itself.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Degeneration in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Degeneration in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Degeneration in a Sentence

1. Georges Clémenceau:

   America is the only nation in history which, miraculously, has gone directly from barbarism to degeneration without the usual interval of civilization.

2. William Ralph Inge:

   I think middle-age is the best time, if we can escape the fatty degeneration of the conscience which often sets in at about fifty.

3. Václav Havel:

   Human beings are compelled to live within a lie, but they can be compelled to do so only because they are in fact capable of living in this way. Therefore not only does the system alienate humanity, but at the same time alienated humanity supports this system as its own involuntary master plan, as a degenerate image of its own degeneration, as a record of people's own failure as individuals.

4. Julian Bailes:

   Most CTE sufferers have been found at autopsy to have tau, but also about 40 % have had amyloid as well. So they are showing both degeneration markers in the brain, most importantly, it's a distinct pattern that we haven't seen in any other condition -- not in Alzheimer's, not in other forms of dementia, and certainly not in normal controls. So it's not just what we're binding to, it's that this pattern appears to be distinct and it appears to be the areas that have been damaged in autopsy studies of sufferers with CTE.

5. Vaclav Havel:

   Human beings are compelled to live within a lie, but they can be compelled to do so only because they are in fact capable of living in this way. Therefore not only does the system alienate humanity, but at the same time alienated humanity supports this system as its own involuntary masterplan, as a degenerate image of its own degeneration, as a record of people's own failure as individuals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Degeneration
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Degeneration
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Degeneration
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Degeneration
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Degeneration