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degeneration devolution

The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality WordNet 3.0

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The process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure. Wiktionary

Condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become diminished. Wiktionary (translation)

Degeneration (as opposed to evolution). Wiktionary

Fatty degeneration of the liver. Wiktionary

It is quite disheartening to witness the devolution of our nation's political discourse over the past several years. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

degeneration, devolution

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degeneration, devolution