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Dysgenic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Relating to or causing the deterioration of hereditary qualities in offspring.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. of or pertaining to dysgenics.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced

Word Usage

"The work of the eugenicists included racism and white supremacy, promoting birth control among the "dysgenic," restricting immigration, sterilizing the handicapped, promoting euthanasia, and seeking ways to increase the number of genetically well-endowed individuals."

Antonym

eugenic

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

cacogenic

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