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degenerationism

degenerationism noun: a theory stating that human conditions such as disease and savagery represent a reversion to an earlier evolutionary stage.

Noun

degenerationism (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A theory stating that human conditions such as disease and savagery represent a reversion to an earlier evolutionary stage.

Origin of degenerationism

From degeneration + -ism.

Questions about degenerationism

What does degenerationism mean?
Degenerationism means a theory stating that human conditions such as disease and savagery represent a reversion to an earlier evolutionary stage.
What part of speech is degenerationism?
Degenerationism is a noun.

Words near degenerationism in the dictionary

  1. degenerateness
  2. degenerates
  3. degenerating
  4. degeneration
  5. degenerational
  6. degenerationism
  7. degenerationist
  8. degenerationists
  9. degenerations
  10. degenerative
  11. degenerative disc disease

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