Degeneration - English meaning

verb

(of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.

Usage examples:

The calf muscles will atrophy

noun

The process of atrophying or state of having atrophied.

Usage examples:

Gastric atrophy

verb

(of a part of the body) to be reduced in size and therefore strength, or, more generally, to become weaker

Usage examples:

After several months in a hospital bed, my leg muscles had atrophied., in the 1980s, their politica…

noun

The action or process of reducing the quality or value of something.

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The outcome is rot and debasement of the system

verb

(of organic matter) rot or decompose through the action of bacteria and fungi.

Usage examples:

The body had begun to decay

noun

The state or process of rotting or decomposition.

Usage examples:

Hardwood is more resistant to decay than softwood

noun

Damage, or a state that becomes gradually worse

Usage examples:

The dentist says i have a lot of tooth decay., there’s still too much crime, poverty, and decay in …

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

Usage examples:

The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

Usage examples:

A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

Usage examples:

His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

noun

The condition or process of degrading or being degraded.

Usage examples:

A trail of human misery and degradation

noun

The process by which something is made worse, esp. the quality of land

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One of the effects of environmental degradation is the absence of fish in that river.

noun

An act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling.

Usage examples:

The plane had gone into a steep descent

noun

The origin of people in your family background

Usage examples:

Their mother is of irish descent (= family origin)., the descent of dozens of motorcycles terrified…

noun

The process of becoming progressively worse.

Usage examples:

A deterioration in the condition of the patient

noun

The process or fact of becoming worse

Usage examples:

We cannot allow continued deterioration of our production standards., a deterioration in retail sal…

noun

The transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration.

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Demands for electoral reform and devolution

noun

The movement of power or responsibility from one person or group to another

Usage examples:

The solomon islands is a constitutional monarchy with substantial devolution of power to provincial…

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

Usage examples:

The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

Usage examples:

The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A brief or temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgement.

Usage examples:

A lapse of concentration in the second set cost her the match

verb

(of a right, privilege, or agreement) become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire.

Usage examples:

He let his membership of cnd lapse

noun

A return to a former or less developed state.

Usage examples:

It is easy to blame unrest on economic regression

noun

A situation in which things get worse rather than better

Usage examples:

There's been a recent rise in nurses' wages after a decade of stagnation or even regression., the p…

noun

The process of returning to an earlier state, typically a worse one.

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A retrogression to 19th-century attitudes

noun

The act of returning to an older and worse state

Usage examples:

Incompetent management has led the economy to retrogression., a society which sidelines women is he…

verb

Go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged.

Usage examples:

He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves

noun

A fixed basin with a water supply and outflow pipe.

Usage examples:

I stood at the kitchen sink

noun

A pool or marsh in which a river's water disappears by evaporation or percolation.

Usage examples:

Once again, however, rumours of caves higher on the hillside and far off river sinks abound.

verb

Move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it.

Usage examples:

She slid down the bank into the water

noun

A structure with a smooth sloping surface for children to slide down.

Usage examples:

Anna played on the slide

verb

Move smoothly along a surface