degeneration
/dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃən/
noun
- The process of becoming worse or less healthy, strong, or functional.
- Without proper care, the old building suffered from gradual degeneration.
- The degeneration of the forest ecosystem worried environmentalists.
- The doctor explained that the degeneration of his joints was caused by arthritis.
- A decline in moral standards or social values.
- The novel describes the moral degeneration of a once-respected politician.
- Historians debate whether the Roman Empire fell due to internal degeneration.
- Some people blame the degeneration of society on the loss of traditional values.
- In biology, the process by which a tissue or organ loses its structure and function.
- Researchers are studying ways to slow the degeneration of muscle tissue.
- The disease causes degeneration of nerve cells in the brain.
- Macular degeneration is a common cause of vision loss in older adults.
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