degeneração

Portuguese

Etymology

From degenerar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.ʒe.ne.ɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [de.ʒe.ne.ɾaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.ʒɨ.nɨ.ɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃/

• Hyphenation: de‧ge‧ne‧ra‧ção

Noun

degeneração f (plural degenerações)

1. degeneration (in all senses)
2. degeneration, degeneracy (the process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse)