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degenerationnoun a change to a lower state or levelthe organization's degeneration from a movement for political reform to just another political party decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degradation, dégringolade, descent, deterioration, devolution, downfall, downgrade, ebb, eclipse, fall dark age, nadir, sunsetdecay, rotting, spoilingbreakup, crumbling, decomposition, disintegration, dissolutionabasement, debasementdepreciation, lesseningdecimation, demolishment, demolition, desolation, destruction, havoc, ruin, ruinationabatement, decrease, decrement, de-escalation, deflation, diminishment, diminution, dip, downslide, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, loss, lowering, reduction, sag, shrinkage, slip, slump ascent, rise, upswing advancement, development, evolution, growthblossoming, flourishing, floweringrenewal, restoration, revitalizationheighteningaccretion, accrual, addendum, addition, augmentation, boost, enhancement, gain, increase, increment, raise, supplement a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or bodythe troubling degeneration of his memory since he reached middle age debilitation, decay, decaying, declension, decline, descent, deterioration, ebbing, enfeeblement, weakening atrophyexhaustiondrooping, flagging, limpingregression, relapse, setback comeback, improvement, rally, recovery, recuperation, rehabilitation, revitalization, snapback invigoration, strengtheningprogressrejuvenation, rejuvenescence a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behaviorthe general degeneration that characterized so many old mining towns, which had only drinking and gambling for entertainment abjection, corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, perversion, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude evil, immorality, sinfulness, villainy, wickednessfilth, gangrene, rot, squalor goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue 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.the deterioration of the house through neglect degeneration stresses physical, intellectual, or especially moral retrogression.the degeneration of their youthful idealism into cynicism decadence presupposes a reaching and passing the peak of development and implies a turn downward with a consequent loss in vitality or energy.cited love of luxury as a sign of cultural decadence decline differs from decadence in suggesting a more markedly downward direction and greater momentum as well as more obvious evidence of deterioration.the meteoric decline of his career after the scandal in the 15th century |