Degeneration - Definition
degeneration
n 1: the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of
effective power or vitality or essential quality [syn:
degeneration, devolution] [ant: development,
evolution]
2: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency]
3: passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
[syn: degeneration, retrogression]