degeneration
noun
[ dɪˌdʒɛnəˈreɪʃ(ə)n ]
• the state or process of being or becoming degenerate; decline or deterioration.
• "overgrazing has caused serious degeneration of grassland"
Similar:
deterioration,
decline,
decay,
debasement,
degradation,
slide,
sinking,
descent,
drop,
regression,
retrogression,
lapse,
atrophy,
devolution,
