Degeneration

nSynonymSSC PYQ × 4

/dɪdʒɛnərˈeɪʃən/ · डिजेनरेशन

Meaning

The process of becoming worse in quality

हिंदी अर्थ

पतन, गुणवत्ता में गिरावट

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
DeclineDecay
Antonyms · विलोम
ImprovementRegeneration
Example sentences

The report traces the degeneration of the service.

Degeneration is slow and easy to miss.

Daily use: Service ki degeneration dikh rahi hai.

Word forms
Degeneration nDegeneracy nDegenerate vDegenerate adjDegenerative adj
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Generate यानी बनाना, आगे बढ़ाना, जैसे generation में। आगे de (नीचे) लगा दीजिए तो दिशा उलट जाती है: चीज़ बनने के बजाय नीचे गिरने लगती है। गुणवत्ता का यही धीमा पतन degeneration है।

GENERATE means to produce or build up, as in generation. Put DE (down) in front and the movement reverses: things go downhill instead of growing. Degeneration is that slow slide into worse quality.

Exam note

Antonym: regeneration, improvement; synonym: decline, decay। इसकी verb degenerate है, और deterioration इसका क़रीबी synonym है।

Antonyms offered are regeneration and improvement; decline and decay are synonyms. The verb is degenerate, and deterioration is a close synonym.

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