Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dysgenic

/dɪsˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: dys-genic
IPA: /dɪsˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.

adj

Of or relating to dysgenics.

Example Sentences

"The study not only showed IQ variance between children the same parents, but because the authors had the IQ scores of various parents, it demonstrated that parents with higher IQs tended to have more kids, ruling out the dysgenic fertility theory as a driver of falling IQ scores and highlighting the role of environmental factors instead."

Etymology

From dys- + -genic, produced from New Latin dys- from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) and γένος (génos, “offspring”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dys-
Root: *ǵenh₁-, dys-, δυσ-
Suffix: -genic

Inflected Forms

more dysgenic (comparative) most dysgenic (superlative)

Derived Forms

dysgenically dysgenicity dysgenics nondysgenic

Frequently Paired Words

dysgenesic dysgenesis dysgenetic dysgenetically dysgenetics

Synonyms

cacogenic

Antonyms

eugenic

Rhymes With

schizophrenic pathogenic hygienic photogenic hellenic anthropogenic carcinogenic cryogenic hallucinogenic ketogenic hypoallergenic antigenic

Questions

How do you pronounce dysgenic?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/.
What does dysgenic mean?: Of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring.
Where does dysgenic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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