Synonyms of DEGENERATION

noun

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

   • DEVOLUTION14

2. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

   • DEGENERACY17
   • DECADENCE15
   • DECADENCY18

3. passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form

   • RETROGRESSION14