different between deterioration vs cacogenic

deterioration

English

Etymology

From French détérioration.Morphologically deteriorate +? -ion

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??t???????e???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /d??ti?.?i.???e?.??n/
  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

deterioration (countable and uncountable, plural deteriorations)

  1. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
    Synonym: retrogression
    Antonym: amelioration

Related terms

  • deteriorate

Translations

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cacogenic

English

Etymology

caco- +? -genic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?kæk??d??n?k/

Adjective

cacogenic (comparative more cacogenic, superlative most cacogenic)

  1. (medicine) Of or relating to cacogenesis.
  2. (archaic) Tending toward racial deterioration through bad sexual selection.

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