SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
eugenic
adjective
Relating to eugenics, the scientifically discredited belief that controlling human reproduction could improve populations.
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Concerning eugenics
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Usage distinction
Return to topThese are explanatory phrases, not neutral alternatives for genetic. Eugenic refers to a discredited ideology of controlling human reproduction.
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See eugenic in use
The history essay critically examines the harmful assumptions behind eugenic policies.
The novel's eugenic bureaucracy tries to control who may have children, resting on the scientifically discredited belief that such control could improve the population.
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