dysgenic

[ dis-jen-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. pertaining to or causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced.

dysgenic

/ dɪsˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or contributing to a degeneration or deterioration in the fitness and quality of a race or strain
2. of or relating to dysgenics

Word History and Origins

Origin of dysgenic¹

First recorded in 1910–15; dys- + -genic

Example Sentences

But then we follow the radically dysgenic, egalitarian, multi-racial human rights thumper who said “Let the little children come to me.”

From The Guardian

Sanger said she wanted “to give certain dysgenic groups in our population their choice of segregation or sterilization,” which some have interpreted as a reference to concentration camps.

From Washington Post

They also claimed, “There is some evidence that blacks and Latinos are experiencing even more severe dysgenic pressures than whites, which could lead to further divergence between whites and other groups in future generations.”

From Salon

But, as a general proposition, it must be laid down that obesity is a dysgenic factor.

From Project Gutenberg

That war indeed selects but selects unfavorably and in an adverse direction is the conclusion of many, among them Savorgnan in his book "La Guerra e la Populazione," in which he calls war dysgenic.

From Project Gutenberg