DYSGENIC


Meaning of DYSGENIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈje-nik ]

adjective

Date: 1912

1. : tending to promote survival of or reproduction by less well-adapted individuals (as the weak or diseased) especially at the expense of well-adapted individuals (as the strong or healthy)

the dysgenic effect of war

2. : biologically defective or deficient

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.