degenerationism

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noun

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

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Meanings

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

Origin

From degeneration + -ism.

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APA

degenerationism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerationism

MLA

“degenerationism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerationism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degenerationism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degenerationism.

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