dysgenic

adjective dys·gen·ic \ (ˌ)dis-ˈje-nik \

Definition of dysgenic

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

the dysgenic effect of war

2 : biologically defective or deficient

First Known Use of dysgenic

1912

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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dysgenic

adjective dys·gen·ic

variants: also disgenic play \(ˈ)dis-ˈjen-ik\

medical Definition of dysgenic

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)