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dysgenic.

Of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪsˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/
  1. Of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.

  2. Of or relating to dysgenics.

Where this word comes from

From dys- + -genic, produced from New Latin dys- from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and γένος (génos, “offspring”).

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