Degeneration (7)
'degeneration' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for atrophy that I've seen before include "Waste away as through lack of food" , "shrivel" , "Become weak and die away through lack of use" , "Become weak and thin through lack of use or nourishment" , "Waste away, wither" .)
'degeneration' is the definition.
(I know that degeneration can be written as decadence)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for decadence that I've seen before include "Debauchery, degeneracy" , "Immoral behaviour" , "Moral or cultural decline" , "Corruption" , "Degeneration" .)
'degeneration' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Another definition for degradation that I've seen is " humiliation".)