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dysgenics

[ dis-jen-iks ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring.


dysgenics

/ 诲瑟蝉藞诲萧蓻苍瑟办蝉 /

noun

  1. functioning as singular the study of factors capable of reducing the quality of a race or strain, esp the human race Also calledcacogenics
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dysgenics1

First recorded in 1915鈥20; dysgenic, -ics
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Example Sentences

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In other words, Bratsberg and Rogeberg showed that the anti-Flynn effect does not substantially result from immigration or dysgenics鈥攂ut rather stems from some broad, environmental factor.

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According to that theory, called 鈥渄ysgenics,鈥 people with more intelligence will spend more years in school, on average, and this extra time spent on education correlates with having fewer babies.

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Although he had no formal training in genetics or psychology, he began to formulate a theory of what he called dysgenics.

Senate on the dysgenics platform and came in eighth.

If a Mr. William Shockley were to expound upon his theory of dysgenics, would he command the same audience and credibility as "Stanford University Professor William Shockley, a Nobel prizewinner"?

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