dysgenic

American  

[dis-jen-ik] / dɪsˈdʒɛn ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.

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dysgenic British  

/ dɪsˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or contributing to a degeneration or deterioration in the fitness and quality of a race or strain

2. of or relating to dysgenics

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Etymology

Origin of dysgenic

First recorded in 1910–15; dys- + -genic

Example Sentences

This is not alcoholism, and cannot be considered a dysgenic factor.

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That war indeed selects but selects unfavorably and in an adverse direction is the conclusion of many, among them Savorgnan in his book "La Guerra e la Populazione," in which he calls war dysgenic.

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If it be so, its claims are unchallengeable; if it be what may contrariwise be called dysgenic, no arguments in its favour are of any avail.

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All wars are partly eugenic and partly dysgenic; some are mainly the one, some are mainly the other.

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It is evident that in the working of old taboos as they have been preserved in our social institutions there are certain dysgenic influences which may well be briefly enumerated.

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