dysgenic
Americanadjective
adjective
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of, relating to, or contributing to a degeneration or deterioration in the fitness and quality of a race or strain
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of or relating to dysgenics
Etymology
Origin of dysgenic
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It is an undesirable trait, but cannot be considered a dysgenic factor.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
Chancellor Jordan has long been the foremost exponent of the dysgenic significance of war, and this book gives an excellent summary of the problem from his point of view.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
The most potent dysgenic influence in the present phase of the sex problem is the conflict between the interests of the individual and the group regulations.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
Yet this eugenic effect is not without a dysgenic after-effect.
From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe
The subject is complicated, and some authorities, like Collignon in France and Ammon in Germany,—both, it may be well to note, army surgeons,—have sought to smooth down and explain away the dysgenic effects of war.
From Essays in War-Time Further Studies in the Task of Social Hygiene by Havelock Ellis
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