DEGENERATION Synonyms

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

• changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

• a low or downcast state

• a symptom of reduced quality or strength

• process of changing to an inferior state

• passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

• returning to a former state

• the process of gradually becoming inferior

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• the organic phenomenon of rotting

• an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying

• the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation

• lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

• fall into decay or ruin

• undergo decay or decomposition

• being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating

• changing to a lower state (a less respected state)

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

• the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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

• the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)