- degeneration, devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
--1 is a kind of process
Antonyms: development, evolution
--1 has particulars: attack; macular degeneration; obsolescence - devolution, devolvement - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
--2 is a kind of delegating, delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation
Derived form: verb devolve1