Meaning & use
Degenerating
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Becoming progressively worse in quality, condition, or character.
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The negotiations were degenerating into a shouting match.
His health was slowly degenerating despite the treatment.
A note on using this word
In biology, "degenerating" describes tissue or cells losing structure or function, a sense central to studies of disease.
Words with a similar meaning
deterioratingdeclining
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Words with an opposite meaning
improving
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