Number of syllables in the word 'degeneration'

1. No of syllables in degeneration : 5
2. Divide syllables in degeneration : de-gen-er-a-tion

More about the word - degeneration

1. noun
2. Synonyms : nerf, debasement, decline, degeneracy, degradation, deterioration
3. Definition : The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
4. Definition : That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.
5. Definition : Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
6. Definition : A thing that has degenerated.

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• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/degeneration