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

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 Knight, Melvin Moses

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

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

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 Ellis, Havelock

While some euthenic measures are eugenically evils, even if necessary ones, it must not be inferred that all euthenic measures are dysgenic.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

Although romantic love in its present expression may often lead to uncongenial marriages and even involve dysgenic mating, its æsthetic and refining influences are such as to make it desirable in spite of these drawbacks.

From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Knight, Melvin Moses