What does dysgenic mean?

dysgenic means "pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced".

How many syllables are in dysgenic?

dysgenic has 3 syllables: dys-ge-nic. The stress falls on "ge".

What is another word for dysgenic?

Close synonyms include cacogenic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of dysgenic?

The recorded antonyms are eugenic.

Is dysgenic a common word?

dysgenic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

dysgenic — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced
Synonymscacogenic
Antonymseugenic

Questions about dysgenic

What does dysgenic mean?: dysgenic means "pertaining to or causing degeneration in the offspring produced".
How many syllables are in dysgenic?: dysgenic has 3 syllables: dys-ge-nic. The stress falls on "ge".
What is another word for dysgenic?: Close synonyms include cacogenic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of dysgenic?

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