degenerating
Slowly falling apart
Degenerating describes something in the process of decline or deterioration.
Tissue degenerates when it loses function or structure: The doctor noted the degenerating cartilage in her knee.
Standards, relationships, or situations degenerate when they worsen: The debate kept degenerating into personal attacks.
The word implies ongoing decay rather than sudden collapse.
Wasting from disuse
- wastingUsing poorly, inefficiently
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- weakeningBecoming less strong
- declineDecrease or refuse
breakdown · degradation · erosion · withering · shrinkage · disintegration · crumbling · frailty
Decrease or refuse
- collapseSudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- downfallSudden loss of power
regression · decay · erosion · crumbling · unraveling · fragmentation · dysfunction · instability
Dishonest abuse of power
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- degradationDecline in condition
- debasementDiminishing worth or purity
perversion · dissolution · immorality · vice · wickedness · turpitude · profligacy · dissipation
Disorder impairing normal function
- conditionState or stipulation
- disorderAbsence of organization
- syndromeLinked symptoms forming pattern
- illnessState of poor health
pathology · diagnosis · prognosis · progressive · chronic · terminal · symptomatic · neurological
atrophy
Wasting from disuse
decline · breakdown · degradation · erosion · withering · shrinkage · disintegration · crumbling · frailty · debilitation
decline
Decrease or refuse
- collapseSudden structural failure
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
downfall · regression · decay · erosion · crumbling · unraveling · fragmentation · dysfunction · instability · polarization
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- decadenceMoral decline through excess
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- degradationDecline in condition
debasement · perversion · dissolution · immorality · vice · wickedness · turpitude · profligacy · dissipation · licentiousness
disease
Disorder impairing normal function
illness · pathology · diagnosis · prognosis · progressive · chronic · terminal · symptomatic · neurological · macular
tissue
Disposable soft paper
bone · nerve · organ · spine · joint · retina · brain · collagen · disc · tendon
degeneratingimproving
Becoming more capable
getting better · ameliorating · enhancing · enriching · bettering
degeneratingdeveloping
Becoming more advanced
progressing · advancing · evolving · growing · maturing
degeneratingstabilizing
Making firm or constant
maintaining · preserving · sustaining · persisting · enduring
- macular degenerationRetinal disease causing central blindness
- disc degenerationSpinal cushion deterioration